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Episode 94 - How to say "because" ("tame ni" for expression of causes and reasons)


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Verb + Plain Form + ため(に)

いAdjective + Plain Form + ため(に)

な Adjective + なため(に)

Noun + のため(に)


ため(に)indicates causes and reasons, is often used when a certain cause brings a bad result.


(Verb / い-Adjective) informal + ため(に)

E.g. 話(はな)すために 

E.g. 高(たか)いために

な-Adjective Stem + [な / だった] + ため(に)

E.g. 静(しず)かなために 

Noun + [の / だった] + ため(に)

E.g. 先生(せんせい)のために 

Demonstrative Adjective + ため(に)

E.g. そのために


雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)っているため、外(そと)に出(で)られません。

Because it's snowing, I can't go outside.


今日(きょう)は寒(さむ)いため、セーターを着(き)ます。

Because it's cold today, I'm going to wear a sweater.


今年(ことし)は雪(ゆき)があまり降(ふ)らないためにスキーができない。

I can't ski this year because it doesn't snow much.


私(わたし)は父(ちち)が死(し)んだために大学(だいがく)に行(い)けなかった。

I couldn't go to college because my father died.



雨(あめ)のため、試合(しあい)が 中止(ちゅうし)になりました。

雨(あめ)だから、試合(しあい)が 中止(ちゅうし)になりました。

雨(あめ)なので、試合(しあい)が 中止(ちゅうし)になりました。

雨(あめ)で、試合(しあい)が 中止(ちゅうし)になりました。

The match has been canceled due to rain.



病気(びょうき)のため、学校(がっこう)を休(やす)みました。

病気(びょうき)だから、学校(がっこう)を休(やす)みました。

病気(びょうき)なので、学校(がっこう)を休(やす)みました。

病気(びょうき)で、学校(がっこう)を休(やす)みました。

Because I was sick, I took a break from school.

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