～（は・なら）まだしも

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The ～なら・はともかく and ～なら・はまだしも patterns are used to express that "While X may be okay/permissible, Y is not okay/acceptable". This entry concerns the ～まだしも patterns!

For まだしも, the following patterns are possible: ～ならまだしも・ ～はまだしも.

E.g. 5分ふんくらいならまだしも、1時間じかんも遅おくれるなら連絡れんらくしてくださいよ！ "Around five minutes would be okay, but if you're going to be as much as an hour late, please let me know!"

E.g. アニメならまだしも、現実げんじつにこんな完璧かんぺきな人ひとがいるはずない。 "I would understand if they were in an anime, but there's no way such a perfect person exists in real life."

E.g. Wi-Fiが使つかえないのはまだしも、シャワーが出でないのは困こまった。"Not being able to use the Wi-Fi was okay, but the shower not working was an issue."

The ～なら・はともかく and ～なら・はまだしも patterns are most commonly used in casual/polite spoken contexts.

Summary

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  The ～なら・はまだしも pattern is used to express that "While X may be okay/permissible, Y is not okay/acceptable"

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  For まだしも, the following patterns are possible: ～ならまだしも・ ～はまだしも