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JLPT N1 Grammar

というか～というか

N1換言

N1 · 換言 · 句子plain form + というか + 句子plain form + というか

whether to call it...or; or rather

句子plain form + というか + 句子plain form + というか

Lists two expressions that are hard to choose between, to revise, supplement, or describe a complex feeling.

Often used in speech and essays when the speaker searches for a more fitting expression.

彼の説明は丁寧というか慎重すぎるというか、少し時間がかかる。

His explanation is, how should I put it, careful or perhaps too cautious, so it takes some time.

Do not use it for clear parallel listing; it emphasizes hesitation and revision in expression.

You speak while searching for the more accurate word.

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