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まだしも
madashimo
JLPT N1
Edit  naimononedari
Meaning
would be much better, would be acceptable
If it was next month that would be better, but it isn't going to happen until next year.
だったら、ほかのよりいい
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Formation
Phrases
いちどならまだしもここまでろくかいそのことばをまちがえてかいた。
Once would be acceptable, but you've misspelled that word six times now.
Edit  #6242 naimononedari, Guillaume
このほうがまだしもあれよりよい。
This would be better than that.
Edit  #6245 dc
こんなひどいめにあうよりまだしもしんだほうがよい。
I would rather die than have such a terrible experience.
Edit  #6246 dc
すうじつならまだしも10にちもたいのうしている。
A few days would have been excusable but you are in arrears for 10 days.
Edit  #6247 dc
Discussion and comments
often appears with "nara" in front, meaning "(if it were this) then that would be OK, but..."
This was a correct answer on the 1kyuu in 2005.
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