といい~といい
といい~といい
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Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
Both A and B; whether you look at A or B, (the same judgment applies). Two aspects of one subject are cited as examples, followed by an overall evaluation.
Conjugation
(A)N + といい、(B)N + といい、+ evaluation / judgment
Examples
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味といい、値段といい、この店は文句なしだ。
性格といい、外見といい、彼女はアイドルに向いていると思う。
色といい、デザインといい、このバッグは私の好みにぴったりだ。
部屋の広さといい、駅からの距離といい、このアパートは申し分ない。
態度といい、言葉づかいといい、あの店員はお客さんに失礼すぎる。
見た目といい、歌声といい、彼はいつか有名な歌手になるに違いない。
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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 味といい、この店は最高だ。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 味といい、雰囲気といい、この店は最高だ。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The pattern needs two items, each followed by といい. A single といい is incomplete.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 食べるといい、飲むといい、楽しい一日だった。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 料理といい、お酒といい、楽しい一日だった。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: A and B should be nouns that name aspects of the subject. Plain verbs or clauses cannot go before といい (and 食べるといい has a different meaning, 'it would be good to eat').
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 値段といい、味といい、高いがおいしい。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 値段といい、味といい、この店は申し分ない。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The two aspects must lead to one judgment in the same direction. Contrasting evaluations (expensive but tasty) do not fit; use 〜は…が… for that.
Key points
Use it to judge a person, thing or place by two representative points; the judgment is usually the speaker's impression and can be positive or negative. It sounds slightly formal or emphatic and is mostly written or evaluative speech. Both A and B must be nouns, and the two aspects should point in the same direction.
Compare 〜も〜も, which just lists two things neutrally. Do not confuse it with 〜といわず〜といわず ('not only A and B but everywhere/all'), which describes a scope, such as 腕といわず足といわず ('arms and legs alike').
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