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- ใใ, ใฎใง
- Verb Te-formใ
- i-Adjective Te-form, na-Adjective Te-form …
- Nounใง
๐ฌ 24. Reason & Purpose
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Grammar Note
โซ๏ธ ใใใปใฎใง
meaning : because, since
“ใใ” & “ใฎใง” are used when you are giving the reason for something.
tsukareta-kara ie [ni] kaeri-masu.
ใคใใใใฎใง ใใใซ ใใใใพใใ
tsukareta-node ie [ni] kaeri-masu.
( I’ll go home because I’m tired. )
When you ask something to someone or refuse something, “ใฎใง” is used more than “ใใ” because “ใฎใง” sounds more gentle.
sumimasen. atsui-node mado [o] akete-kuremasenka?
( Excuse me. I’m hot, so would you open the window? )
gomennasai. ashita [wa] yotei [ga] aru-node ike-masen.
( I’m sorry. I have plans, so I can not go tomorrow. )
pattern
Plain-form ใใ
Plain-form ใฎใง
( na-Adjective ใ ใชใปNoun ใ ใช )
โซ๏ธ Verb te Form …ใ…
meaning : because, so …
“te Form” also shows the reason.
can not do something
jitensha [no] taiya [ga] panku shite, nore-masen.
( My bicycle has a flat tire, so I can’t ride. )
have trouble, feel difficult
michi [ni] mayotte, komatte-imasu.
( I’m in trouble because I’m lost. )
have trouble, feel difficult
kanji [ga] yomena-kute, taihen-desu.
( I can’t read Kanji, so I feel difficult. )
physical condition
san-jikan [mo] benkyล shite, tsukare-mashita.
( I’m tired because I’ve been studying for 3 hours. )
set phrases
gลkaku dekite, yokatta-desu [ne].
( I’m happy to hear you passed the test. )
okurete, sumimasen.
( Sorry, I’m late. )
uchi [made] okutte-kurete, arigatล-gozaimasu.
( Thank you for dropping me off at my house. )
yakusoku [o] yabutte, gomennasai.
( I’m sorry I broke a promise. )
pattern
Verb Te-form
โซ๏ธ i-Adjective ใใฆใปna-Adjective ใง
meaning : because, so …
kanashi-kute, naite-shimaimashita.
( I cried because I was sad. )
omo-kute, mote-masen.
( I can not carry it because it’s heavy. )
okฤsan [ga] genki-de, yokatta-desu [ne].
( I’m happy to hear that your mother is fine. )
โซ๏ธ Noun ใง
meaning : because of Noun
yuki [de] hikลki [ga] okure-mashita.
( My flight was delayed because of snow. )
kaze-de gakkล [o] yasumi-mashita.
( I was absent from school because I was sick. )
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I’ll study because I have an exam tomorrow.
I feel cold, so would you close the window please?
I’m sorry. My Japanese is not so good.
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