What does ～どころではない、どころではなく　mean?
Can you translate these to english?

１＞人の仕事を手伝うどころではありません。自分の仕事も間に合わないんです。

２＞せっかく海へ行ったのに、寒くて泳ぐどころではなかった。

３＞年末から母の入院で、お正月どころではありませんでした。

４＞引越しの前の晩は、食事どころではなく、夜遅くまで荷造りが終わらなかった。

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Question

What does ～どころではない、どころではなく　mean?
Can you translate these to english?

１＞人の仕事を手伝うどころではありません。自分の仕事も間に合わないんです。

２＞せっかく海へ行ったのに、寒くて泳ぐどころではなかった。

３＞年末から母の入院で、お正月どころではありませんでした。

４＞引越しの前の晩は、食事どころではなく、夜遅くまで荷造りが終わらなかった。

thanks

Answer

1. I can't possible help someone else with his work. I won't be able to do mine either.
2. I finally went to the sea, yet it was cold and I couldn't swim at all.
3. My mother was hospitalized in the end of the year, so there was no (Happy) New Year at all.
4. The night before I moved, I couldn't eat at all, and I couldn't pack before it became late.

This grammar is quite interesting. It is supposed to be for the JLPT Lvl2. Its literal meaning is : "(could) not (do something) at all". It is somehow similar to ～どころか (literal meaning: the total opposite of the thing you said) so beware :D I hope this helps ^^

Answer

i have no idea at all. break some codes or break r spine.

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