なおさらall the more; even more so
Something is already so, and a reason or a particular case makes it more so: "all the more", "even more so".
Being told I can't makes me want to do it all the more.
Phoning in Japanese makes me nervous. If it's a work call, even more so.
How to use it
reason／case + なおさら + what is more so
An adverb, so it never changes. What comes before it often ends in と, なら or から. なおのこと means the same and is a little more formal.
Ending a sentence
〜なら + なおさらだ
It stands for what was just said, made stronger: "all the more so". The case often takes なら.
- With a negative
- English says "even less". Japanese keeps なおさら.
- Where you'll meet it
- Conversation and writing alike.
In use
I had been looking forward to it, so it's all the more disappointing.
It's hard even for adults, so for a child it's all the more out of the question.
On winter mornings I want to get out of bed even less.
I'm sleepy, but I've got an exam tomorrow, so I'll study a bit longer.
Then that's all the more reason to get to bed early.
The reason can be what the other person has just said: だったらなおさら, それならなおさら.
なおさらだ: all the more so
My brother doesn't talk much even at home. In front of strangers, even less.
Your health matters. As you get older, all the more so.
なおのこと in place of なおさら.
Not a plain "more"
なおさら leans on a reason or a case. When you just mean "more", it is もっと.
Not said: すみません、
(Excuse me, please speak more slowly.)
もっとゆっくり話してください.
Close neighbours
まして・ましてやN1
In essays and arguments, まして opens the second statement and なおさらだ often closes it. In everyday talk people often say なおさら without it.
This place is crowded even on weekdays. On a holiday, all the more so.
ますますN4
A change that keeps going: more than before, with no reason needed. なおさら sets one case against another: more so with this reason than without it.
The rain has been getting even heavier.
さらにN2
One step further, with no reason needed: "even more", or "another" with an amount. Opening a sentence, it is "furthermore".
I took the medicine, but my symptoms got even worse.
Check yourself
1In a shop: "Do you have anything cheaper?"
（ ）
Choose an answer to see why.
2What is being said about the night?
この
Choose an answer to see why.
More detail
なお alone is heard in なおいい, "even better". なおさら is sometimes written 尚更.
余計に is said too, mostly when a feeling or an effect gets worse: 寝すぎて、余計に疲れた, "I slept too long and felt even more tired".
More sentences
He is a close friend. That is why being lied to hurt all the more.
Vegetables you have grown yourself taste all the better.
The heat is hard even on healthy people. For someone who is ill, all the more so.