Understanding the uses of も and の in this sentence


The following sentence was said to me in a conversation:

だから堅実な器具があっても危ないのを好むのも思い上がりなんだろ？

My understanding of this sentence is: "Is it not hubris to have safe tools and
prefer dangerous ones?"

I am assuming that the も after [there are safe tools] and [preferring
dangerous ones] make up something similar to "A and B" or "A while B" in
english. Is this the case? Also, is there another instance of 器具 implied after
危ないの? Lastly, why is there a の after 好む but not after あって?

Please let me know if I can clarify anything about my question.




This も is not "also". You are actually seeing [ても
(でも)](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82-temo-
meaning/), which is a conjunctive particle that is normally translated as
"even though" or "even if". A literal translation would be:

> だから堅実な器具があっても危ないのを好むのも思い上がりなんだろ？  
>  Preferring dangerous ones even if you have safe tools is also hubris, isn't
> it?

* * *

> Also, is there another instance of 器具 implied after 危ないの

Nothing is "implied" **after** 危ないの. 危ないの by itself means "dangerous ones"
where の is a pronoun meaning "one". For example, 新しい **の** を買おう means "Let's
buy a new **one** ".

> why is there a の after 好む but not after あって?

堅実な器具があっても危ないのを好む forms one verb clause, and 堅実な器具があっても is a **subordinate**
clause (i.e., it's one level "deeper" and modifies 好む). This is why only one
nominalizer is necessary, after 好む. Also in English, you won't need more than
one "-ing" to translate this part: "prefer **ring** dangerous ones even if you
have safe tools". You can see how "even if you have safe tools" is one level
deeper and modifies "prefer dangerous ones".

It is also possible to translate this sentence using English "and", which
sometimes carries a contrastive or ironical meaning. So "hav **ing** safe
tools **and** prefer **ring** dangerous ones" is a valid translation, but
syntactically speaking, the original Japanese is not constructed this way.




This も is not "also". You are actually seeing [ても
(でも)](https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/%E3%81%A6%E3%82%82-temo-
meaning/), which is a conjunctive particle that is normally translated as
"even though" or "even if". A literal translation would be:

> だから堅実な器具があっても危ないのを好むのも思い上がりなんだろ？  
>  Preferring dangerous ones even if you have safe tools is also hubris, isn't
> it?

* * *

> Also, is there another instance of 器具 implied after 危ないの

Nothing is "implied" **after** 危ないの. 危ないの by itself means "dangerous ones"
where の is a pronoun meaning "one". For example, 新しい **の** を買おう means "Let's
buy a new **one** ".

> why is there a の after 好む but not after あって?

堅実な器具があっても危ないのを好む forms one verb clause, and 堅実な器具があっても is a **subordinate**
clause (i.e., it's one level "deeper" and modifies 好む). This is why only one
nominalizer is necessary, after 好む. Also in English, you won't need more than
one "-ing" to translate this part: "prefer **ring** dangerous ones even if you
have safe tools". You can see how "even if you have safe tools" is one level
deeper and modifies "prefer dangerous ones".

It is also possible to translate this sentence using English "and", which
sometimes carries a contrastive or ironical meaning. So "hav **ing** safe
tools **and** prefer **ring** dangerous ones" is a valid translation, but
syntactically speaking, the original Japanese is not constructed this way.

