JLPT N2

てこそ

only by doing; precisely because ~

Item 157 of 197

Structure / Usage

Verb (て form) + こそ

Example Sentences

努力してこそ、成功できるのだ。
Only by making an effort can you succeed.
失敗してこそ、学ぶことがある。
It is precisely through failure that we learn.