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I'm trying to form the sentence "Could you at least call me when you get
there?", and I'm unsure whether to put せめて at the beginning like
せめて着いたら、電話してくれない？ or in between like 着いたら、せめて電話してくれない？ I figured that so long
as it came before the verb 電話する I could go either way with it, but I'm not
sure what sounds more natural.
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grammar usage adverbs
Placement of the adverb せめて
Both positions are okay and natural. せめて connects to only an expression of
desire (したい), suggestion (しよう) or order/request (しなさい/しろ), so there is no
source of confusion.
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