〜はさておき

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The ～はさておき pattern (from the verb 「さておく」, "to set X aside") is used when the speaker wants to set aside a less important topic, in order to talk about something more important.

The most common translations of ～はさておき are "setting aside X" and "X aside".

～はさておき attaches to nouns or nominalized phrases that use ～か・かどうか, or こと.

E.g. 冗談じょうだんはさておき、そろそろ本題ほんだいに入はいりましょうか。 "Jokes aside, let's get to the main topic."

E.g. あのご飯はん屋やさんは、味あじはさておき、値段ねだんが安やすいのでよく行いきます。 "As for that restaurant, taste aside, it's cheap so I go often."

E.g. それはさておき、まだピラティス通かよってる？ "That aside, are you still attending Pilates?"

～はさておき is most commonly used in polite, spoken scenarios.

Summary

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  ～は is used when the speaker wants to set aside a less important topic, in order to talk about something more important

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  ～はさておき translates to "setting aside X" or

  "X aside"