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(Preceding line for additional context) 言ってしまえば…今、僕を取り囲んでいるもの…右目を通じて見ている世界そのものでさえ、真実たる根拠なんてどこにもない。
> ただ、僕自身がそう思っているだけに過ぎず、逆に”左目”が映す世界**こそが**僕にとっての本当の現実ではない保証**だって**ないのだ。
What is the こそが doing? [Bunpro](https://bunpro.jp/grammar_points/258) says こそ is able to replace が, but here we have the two particles in succession. Does the だって near the end mean ‘even’ (based on [this thread](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/90501))?
(What I think it says) I myself simply thought that. Conversely, the world the “left eye” projects is not even a guarantee of reality to me.
Hi there,
I’m looking to go to Japan next year. I want to dedicate an hour or two to learn Japanese. A friend speaks Japanese is going to teach me to write and beint a speaking partner. How or where else do i start??