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reason & purpose
24-1
から・ので
Verbて、
i-Adjくて, na-Adjで
Nounで
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Grammar
から・ので
meaning : because, since“から” & “ので” are used when you are giving the reason for something.
つかれたから いえに かえります。
つかれたので いえに かえります。
( I’ll go home because I’m tired. )
つかれたので いえに かえります。
( I’ll go home because I’m tired. )
When you ask something to someone or refuse something, “ので” is used more than “から” because “ので” sounds more gentle.
すみません。あついので まどを あけてくれませんか?
( Excuse me. I’m hot, so would you open the window? )
( Excuse me. I’m hot, so would you open the window? )
ごめんなさい。あしたは よていが あるので いけません。
( I’m sorry. I have plans, so I can not go tomorrow. )
( I’m sorry. I have plans, so I can not go tomorrow. )
Plain Form から Pattern
Plain Form ので
( na-Adjective
Verb te Form、…
meaning : because, so …“te Form” also shows the reason.
can not do something
じてんしゃの タイヤが パンク して、のれません。
( My bicycle has a flat tire, so I can’t ride. )
( My bicycle has a flat tire, so I can’t ride. )
have trouble, feel difficult
みちに まよって、こまっています。
( I’m in trouble because I’m lost. )
( I’m in trouble because I’m lost. )
have trouble, feel difficult
かんじが よめなくて、たいへんです。
( I can’t read Kanji, so I feel difficult. )
( I can’t read Kanji, so I feel difficult. )
physical condition
3じかんも べんきょう して、つかれました。
( I’m tired because I’ve been studying for 3 hours. )
( I’m tired because I’ve been studying for 3 hours. )
set phrases
ごうかく できて、よかったですね。
( I’m happy to hear you passed the test. )
( I’m happy to hear you passed the test. )
おくれて、すみません。
( Sorry, I’m late. )
( Sorry, I’m late. )
うちまで おくってくれて、ありがとうございます。
( Thank you for dropping me off at my house. )
( Thank you for dropping me off at my house. )
やくそくを やぶって、ごめんなさい。
( I’m sorry I broke a promise. )
( I’m sorry I broke a promise. )
Verb te Form
i-Adjective-くて・na-Adjective-で
meaning : because, so …かなしくて、ないてしまいました。
( I cried because I was sad. )
( I cried because I was sad. )
おもくて、もてません。
( I can not carry it because it’s heavy. )
( I can not carry it because it’s heavy. )
おかあさんが げんきで、よかったですね。
( I’m happy to hear that your mother is fine. )
( I’m happy to hear that your mother is fine. )
Noun で
meaning : because of Nounゆきで ひこうきが おくれました。
( My flight was delayed because of snow. )
( My flight was delayed because of snow. )
かぜで がっこうを やすみました。
( I was absent from school because I was sick. )
( I was absent from school because I was sick. )
Let's say in Japanese !
Please touch “in Japanese” to see the answer.
1. I’ll study because I have an exam tomorrow.
2. I feel cold, so would you close the window please?
3. I’m sorry. My Japanese is not so good.
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