Japanese Grammar Tips

How to explain the reason using ので


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In this lesson, I will introduce you the expression ので, which is quite similar to から.

ので is also used to give the reason for the situation.


きのう のみすぎたので あたま が いたいです。

Because I drank too much yesterday, I have a headache.


きのう おそく ねたので ねむいです。

I went to bed late last night, I am sleepy.


きょう は クリスマスなので にぎやかです。

Because today is Christmas, it's crowded.

きのう は クリスマスだったので にぎやかでした。

Because yesterday was Christmas, it was crowded.


きょうと は きれいなので また いきたいです。

Because Kyoto is beautiful, I want to go there again.

きょうと は きれいだったので また いきたいです。

Because Kyoto was beautiful, I want to go there again.


この ゲーム は たのしいので また やりましょう。

Because this video game is fun, let's play it again.

この ゲーム は たのしかったので また やりましょう。

Because this video game was  fun, let's play it again.


References:

How to Explain the Reason by Using the Word "から"

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-Explain-the-Reason-by-Using-the-Word-enibdg


Expression for "too much" using すぎる

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Expression-for-too-much-using-eol93n


Describing a Person's Feature

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Describing-a-Persons-Feature-ennovs


Past Tense of Adjectives

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Past-Tense-of-Adjectives-en9trh


How to say "Let's do something"

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-say-Lets-do-something-enh5ds


I want to do something

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/I-want-to-do-something-eod5r2


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