Opportunity to drink tea with せっかく〜だから
Grammar Explanation: Taking advantage of an opportunity with せっかく〜だから
After a misunderstanding brought Cocoa and her friends to the tea house where Syaro works, Cocoa figured they shouldn’t waste the opportunity.
- ココア:
- 「せっかくだからお茶してってもいいかな？」
- “Since we've got the chance, would it be okay if we had some tea?”
- Literal: “Since it's a special opportunity, would it be okay to have some tea before going?”
- “Since we've got the chance, would it be okay if we had some tea?”
Key Points
1せっかくだから treats the visit as a valuable chance
- Cocoa reasons that, since they have ended up at the tea house, they should make use of the opportunity by staying for tea.
2お茶してって means having tea before leaving
- お茶してって is a spoken form of お茶していって, with the sense of stopping for tea on the way.
3てもいいかな makes a tentative request
- 〜てもいい asks permission, and かな makes Cocoa sound as though she is checking whether the idea is acceptable.
See Also
- Grammar: Wondering with かな
- Grammar: Permission to do with 〜てもいい
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