Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ をよそに (woyosoni) ]

をよそに (woyosoni) - Without consideration for... / Despite... /
Without thinking...

--- Notes ---
Noun + をよそに

Aは　Bをよそに Cする。- 'Despite B, A did C.'

--- Examples ---
彼は大学入試をよそに、毎日パソコンに興じてる。
Despite having university entrance exams soon, he's wasting his time on
the computer every day.

親の心配をよそに遊んでばかりいる。
Without considering that his parents might be worried, he always slacks
off.

中国人の反対の声をよそに、小泉総理は靖国神社に参拝してしまいました。
Without respect for the protests from China, Mr Koizumi visited Yasukuni
Shrine.

--- Comments ---
I think this grammar might be related to 他所/よそ/'A different place'.
For example '他所の人' - 'Stranger'.

I know this kanji is not used often, but is this relationship correct?
(contributor: blabby)

I think so.
#5495 Looks 文字化け. 毎日???に興じてる。 (contributor: Miki)

Thanks for pointing that out Miki. For some reason sometimes just one or
two Kanji become 文字化け. Im not sure if its this site or my
computer... (contributor: blabby)

blabby - what browser and OS are you using? it might be because your
browser is not sending pages in the right encoding. sometimes multi-byte
items can get chewed up. (contributor: dc)

よそに or 余所に means 'treating as if it is somehwere unrelated.'
(contributor: bamboo4)

Hi DC, I'm using Windows XP SP2 English version with microsoft IME 2002
version 8.1. I am using firefox v1.0.6. If nobody else has problems then it
is probably just my computer. Its not a big problem, Ill just have to check
my examples a lot. (contributor: blabby)

should the note read 'Despite B, A did C'? (contributor: yookoso)

Whoops, thanks yookoso. I mixed up A and B. Fixed! (contributor: blabby)

よそに=ものともせず？？ (contributor: サリル)

よそに and ものともせず is not equal.
よそに implys neglecting/(despite) B, A did C.
ものともせず implyes overcome obstacles and do something. in defiance
of [~womonotomosezuni]
(contributor: Miki)

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