JLPT N2 Grammar

Grammar form · 文法形式の判断

Choose the expression that best fits the blank.

かれはあやまる（　　）、逆におこりだした。

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訳 · Translation

Far from apologising, he got angry instead.

正解 · Answer

どころか

解説 · Why

〜どころか means "far from ~; on the contrary". あやまるどころか、逆におこりだした ("far from apologising, he got angry instead").

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

にしては — 〜にしては ("for ~") does not fit here.

につれて — 〜につれて ("as ~") marks gradual change, not contrast.

とともに — 〜とともに ("along with") does not express the reversal.

語彙 · Breakdown

〜どころか—far from ~; on the contrary

謝るあやまるto apologise

例文 · Example

休むどころか、もっと忙しくなった。

Yasumu dokoro ka, motto isogashiku natta.

Far from resting, I got even busier.

配点 · Points & details

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AddedJul 2026

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