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precisely because; that's exactly why; it is because of that that …
An emphatic conjunction combining だから (so, therefore) with the focusing particle こそ. Used to single out the preceding reason as the very reason for what follows, often to push back against an unstated objection.
It's precisely because you're important to me that I want to tell you the truth.
Combines だから (so; therefore) with こそ, an emphatic particle that singles out one element as 'the' relevant one. The effect is to insist that the stated reason — not anything else — is what matters.
Common patterns
- Sentence-initial: ◯◯。だからこそ△△。— preceding sentence states the reason.
- After a clause + から: ◯◯からこそ△△ (with こそ attached directly to から).
- Often answers an implicit 'isn't that a problem?' with 'no — that's exactly why we should …'
Common collocations
- だからこそ大切だ: that's precisely why it matters
- だからこそ言いたい: that's exactly why I want to say (it)
- 今だからこそ: precisely now; now of all times
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Related Words
Compare:
だけに (precisely because)