Conjunction (Intermediate ㊥ 420)
A conjunction that is used to indicate that the level/degree of a fact or a situation expressed in the second sentence is far above or below the level/degree of a fact or a situation expressed in the first sentence.
Equivalent: On the contrary; far from that; as a matter of fact
| (i) Sentence1 | それどころかSentence2 | |
| 暑くない。それどころか寒い | It’s not hot. On the contrary, it’s cold | |
| (ii) A: Sentence | ||
| B: | それどころか{が、/ではない。/じゃない。}Sentence | |
| A: | 疲れたね。 | Tired, aren’t we? |
| B: | それどころか{が、/じゃない。}死にそうなんだよ | Far from it. I’m almost dead |
