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まして
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word まして.
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Entry
1
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention
Examples
それらの星は肉眼で見える、まして望遠鏡ならなおさらである。
You can see the stars with your naked eye, and even better through a telescope.
2
With neg. verb
still less
Examples
メアリーはフランス語を読むことさえできない、まして話すことはできない。
Mary can't even read French, much less speak it.
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