熱心さが高じて (enthusiasm growing)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix -さ to the na-adjective 熱心 (zealous/enthusiastic), followed by the subject marker が and the conjunctive (-te) form of the verb 高じる (to escalate/intensify). It indicates that an emotional state or passion has intensified to an extreme degree, typically serving as the catalyst for an extreme, unintended, or remarkable action.
Sample sentences
彼女は語学への熱心さが高じて、仕事を辞めて海外留学を決意した。
Her enthusiasm for languages grew so intense that she quit her job and decided to study abroad.
研究への熱心さが高じて、彼は昼夜を問わず実験室に籠もるようになった。
Carried away by his zeal for research, he began secluding himself in the laboratory day and night.
指導への熱心さが高じて、つい生徒に対して厳しい口調になってしまった。
Driven by an excess of enthusiasm in my coaching, I inadvertently ended up speaking harshly to the students.
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Example
彼女は語学への熱心さが高じて、仕事を辞めて海外留学を決意した。
Her enthusiasm for languages grew so intense that she quit her job and decided to study abroad.
研究への熱心さが高じて、彼は昼夜を問わず実験室に籠もるようになった。
Carried away by his zeal for research, he began secluding himself in the laboratory day and night.
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