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N2 — outside your level filter

はさておき

はさておきwa sateokiN2neutral

はさておき

setting X aside — something more basic comes first

見みた目めはさておき、この店みせの料理りょうりは本当ほんとうに美味おいしい。

mitame wa sateoki, kono mise no ryouri wa hontou ni oishii.

Setting looks aside, this restaurant's food is genuinely delicious. neutral

細こまかいことはさておき、とりあえず始はじめてみようよ。

komakai koto wa sateoki, toriaezu hajimete miyou yo.

Never mind the details for now — let's just go ahead and try starting. casual

All examples3

setting X aside — something more basic needs handling before X

  1. 見みた目めはさておき、この店みせの料理りょうりは本当ほんとうに美味おいしい。

    mitame wa sateoki, kono mise no ryouri wa hontou ni oishii.

    Setting looks aside, this restaurant's food is genuinely delicious. neutral

  2. 細こまかいことはさておき、とりあえず始はじめてみようよ。

    komakai koto wa sateoki, toriaezu hajimete miyou yo.

    Never mind the details for now — let's just go ahead and try starting. casual

  3. 細部さいぶの議論ぎろんはさておき、まずは全体ぜんたいの方針ほうしんを確認かくにんいたしましょう。

    saibu no giron wa sateoki, mazu wa zentai no houshin o kakunin itashimashou.

    Setting aside the detailed discussion, let us first confirm the overall policy. formal

How it's formed1

All forms2

  • はさておいてhasateoitecolloquial

    swaps in the て-form ending — the same meaning, a touch softer and more spoken.

  • それはさておきsorehasateokialternant

    a set way to get back to the main topic after a side point.