N1 Grammar Course

Teacher

Marshall

Usage:

Noun + といわず + Noun + といわず

Meaning:

not only… but also .(～といい～といい often follows subjective comments, while ～といわず～といわず often follows objective truth. )

Examples:

部屋へやの中なかの物ものは、机つくえといわず、椅子いすといわず、めちゃくちゃに壊こわされていた。

Not only desks but also the chairs, everything in the room was broken.

今いまの若者わかものは休やすみ時じ間かんといわず食しょく事じ中じゅうといわずいつも携帯けいたいを離はなさない。

Young people nowadays just can’t leave their cell phones, not only during breaks but also during meals.