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Grammar detail: のに対して(のにたいして)

のに対して(のにたいして)  whereas
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noun + な
verb
い adjective
な adjective + な
+
のに
たい
して
means
whereas, whilst, in contrast to etc.
This form is used to contrast two facts, situations or things.
にほんじん
日本人
アメリカ
じん
じゅうよう
重要
ちが
ひと
にほんじん
日本人
あんぜん
安全
じんせい
人生
コース
えら
けいこう
傾向
ある
たい
して
アメリカ
じん
じんせい
人生
たんきゅう
探求
それ
ちょうせん
挑戦
したがる
ことである
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
いぬ
ぬし
じゅうじゅん
従順
である
たい
して
ねこ
じゆうき
自由気
まま

While dogs are obedient to their owners, cats do what they like.
その
いけん
意見
わたし
さんせい
賛成
している
たい
して
かれ
はんたい
反対
している

Although I am in agreement with that opinion, he is against it.
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Kanji used in this grammar

タイ   ツイ    vis-a-vis   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ホン   book   もと origin   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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イ   different   ちが to be different   ちがえる to change, alter, vary   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
アン   やす peaceful; cheap   
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ゼン   まった entirely   すべ everything   
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セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
セン   えら choose   
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ケイ   かたむ    かたむける to tilt, to incline, to lean   
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コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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チョウ   いど to challenge   
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セン   いくさ battle, war   たたか to do battle   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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シ   raise animals   か to raise (animals), rear   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したが to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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ジュン    sequence; obey   
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ビョウ   ねこ cat   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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キ   ケ    spirit   
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イ    idea   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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サン    agreement, praise   
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セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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