Grammar Info

N2 Lesson 3: 9/23

尚(なお) ①Still, Even, Yet

Structure

なお + Verb［ている］
なお + Nounもいる
なお + Nounもある
なお + Noun + だ(1)

(1) である

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About なお①

When used at the beginning of a statement, the adverb 尚(なお) 'furthermore' will often carry the meaning of 'still', 'even', or 'yet'. This use is regularly seen after the previous statement ends in も, and will emphasize that 'even after (A)', or 'even though (A) is a fact, (B) is still true'. Especially when the information expressed in the (B) part of the sentence is surprising or shocking in some way.

This structure will almost always appear without the kanji being used. Additionally, the (B) part of statements that include 尚(なお) will also frequently include も, in order to specify that the new information is 'in addition to (A)'.

今(いま)もなお has come to be used as a set phase, and may be heard in may different situations. Despite this, 尚(なお) itself is quite a formal grammar structure.

Examples

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    アメリア・イアハートの消失(しょうしつ)は今(いま)も尚(なお)謎(なぞ)である。

    The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is still a mystery.

    大学院生(だいがくいんせい)になっても尚(なお)、夜遊(よあそ)びをやめない人(ひと)もいる。

    There are people who become graduate school students, but still don't quit their nightlife.

    大工(だいく)になっても尚(なお)、高(たか)いところが苦手(にがて)な人(ひと)もいるらしい。

    Apparently there are people who become carpenters but are still scared of heights.

    ある旅館(りょかん)は718年(ねん)以来(いらい)今(いま)も尚(なお)一(ひと)家族(かぞく)によって経営(けいえい)されている。これからもそのまま続(つづ)いていくだろう。

    A certain ryokan is still managed by one family since 718. It seems it will continue like that in the future.

      短所(たんしょ)に気(き)づいても尚(なお)認(みと)めようとしない人(ひと)に未来(みらい)はありませんよ。

      People who notice their shortcomings and still don't acknowledge them, have no future.

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        なお① – Grammar Discussion

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          I struggle to understand what happened in this example sentence:

          店を潰しても尚強気な元店長のあの態度は謎だ。
          Even though (he) shut the store down, it is a mystery why the former store manager still has such an attitude.

          What does 店を潰す mean, did the 元店長 shut it down voluntary in an orderly manner, did he mismanage it to the point it had to be shut down?

          Is 強気な態度 confident attitude unusual? Is keeping the same attitude as you had before closing store unusual?

          Basically I’m trying to more clearly understand the situation, to figure out why the speaker uses 尚 here.

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