〜はさておき wa sate oki

〜はさておき（wa sate oki）means “setting ~ aside (for now)”. Used to set one topic aside temporarily in order to move on to a more pressing or important one: 'putting X aside, (let's turn to) Y. Formation: N＋はさておき

setting ~ aside (for now)

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Formation

N＋はさておき

Explanation

Used to set one topic aside temporarily in order to move on to a more pressing or important one: 'putting X aside, (let's turn to) Y.' Often introduces the real main point.

Examples

結果はさておき、まずはみんなの努力をたたえよう。
けっかはさておき、まずはみんなのどりょくをたたえよう。
Setting the result aside, let's first praise everyone's effort.
冗談はさておき、そろそろ本題に入りましょう。
じょうだんはさておき、そろそろほんだいにはいりましょう。
Joking aside, let's get to the main topic now.

Note

Set phrases like 冗談はさておき ('joking aside') and それはさておき ('that aside') are very common.

FAQ

〜はさておき — what does it mean and how is it used?

setting ~ aside (for now). Used to set one topic aside temporarily in order to move on to a more pressing or important one: 'putting X aside, (let's turn to) Y.' Often introduces the real main point.

〜はさておき — how do you form it?

N＋はさておき

〜はさておき — any usage notes?

Set phrases like 冗談はさておき ('joking aside') and それはさておき ('that aside') are very common.

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