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Grammar detail: それだけでも〜のに

それだけでも〜のに  If that in itself isn’t / wasn’t ~ in addition to that ~
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それだけでも
+
verb plain form
い adjective
な adjective + な
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のに
means
If that in itself isn’t/wasn’t ~ in addition to that ~
それだけでも means 'that alone; that in itself' etc., and is a common expression. For example, それだけでも十分です means 'that alone is enough'.
Adding のに to the end of this sentence simply adds additional emphasis to the overall description. It functions similarly to the English expression ‘in addition to that ~'.
それだけでも〜のに can be used to describe something positive or negative.
それだけでも
じゅうぶん
十分
なのに
くるま
して
くれます
That in itself is enough, but she’s also going to lend me her car.
それだけでも
おも
かった
のに
おお
きい
スーツケース
はこ
ばせられた

If it alone wasn’t heavy, he made me carry his heavy suitcase too.
それだけでも
おどろ
いた
のに
うつく
しい
れい
てがみ
手紙
まで
いて
くれて
こころ
うご
かせられた

If that alone wasn’t already surprising, she even wrote me a beautiful letter and this touched my heart.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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シャ   くるま car   
タイ   か to lend   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ウン   carry; luck   はこ to carry   
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キョウ   surprised   おどろ to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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ライ   レイ    thanks, salutation   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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ショ   か to write   
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シン   こころ heart   
ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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