How to say "Because" in Japanese - Japanese in 5! #3

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~から = ~And Because of that I have no money *and because of that*, I can't go. I find this way to work really well too!

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This provides some great additional context. Genki introduces から using です (rather than だ) as in 「タクシーは高いですから。」

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[@rusty_francky]

Don't we use が with the verb 終わる (and を with 終える)? So that the final sentence should be: "もう時間がないからこのビデオが終わります。" Thx

[@japanesefromzero]

This is a GREAT question. You earn the "Best Question" for this video award. So 終わる is an interesting verb. It can be BOTH passive and active. And the way it is done is by changing the particle. ビデオが終わります is passive and means "the video will end" and ビデオを終わります is active and now means "I will end the video". Even Japanese people have asked the question of WHICH one is correct and you will see that the answer is a longer version of what I have said in this comment. detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q11114803361

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Thank you very much! ^^ This is explained very clearly.

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The way I see it is,から everything before the から in the middle is just Supporting or Explaining the Result of the Sentence,for anyone wanting a different opinion then most others.

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この ビデオ を 見た から 私 たくさん こと が ならいました。ほんとうに ありがとうございます。

[@Nipponing]

You can also put it at the end, and I know you don't have to, but I didn't know the other stuff like I should never use "kara" with "-masu". I've learned that "dakara" is "so" and "kara" is "because" and "from".

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[@ritasuslonova6550]

Also ので can be used. It's just more polite

[@Mujangga]

It seems to me that "therefore" is a more accurate translation as both the Reason and Result clauses are interchangible with "because" and "kara" would not start the Reason clause e.g. Because I have no money, I can't go. I can't go because I have no money. These sentences would have the wrong word order in Japanese, however "therefore" can only be used between the Reason clause and the Result clause just as "kara" e.g. I have no money, therefore I can't go. お金がないから、行けないです。

[@tordyclark]

I've used "therefore" for months since I first studied "kara", it works better for me in the middle of a sentence, At the end of a sentence, "kara" still seems OK to use because OR therefore.

[@Labr4tOfficial]

Oh my god thanks!! Makes a lot more sense now!

[@jcal1059]

Mm I would say that’s wrong, “because” attaches to the reason clause of an English sentence the same way から attaches to a reason clause in Japanese, just “because” attaches at the beginning and から attaches at the end. eg. [Because I have no money], [I can’t go] [I can’t go] [because I have no money] [お金がないから]、[行けない／行けません] [行けません。] [お金がないからです] Each clause in these sentences are surrounded by the square bracket. Worth nothing though that the second example for Japanese is two separate sentences. As far as I’m aware that is grammatically correct, although may sound a little bit wrong depending on context etc, so stick with [Reason から result]. Sorry for replying to a 3 year old comment, just felt like it was worth explaining in case any one else sees it. Can’t disagree that your way of interpreting it would be easier to remember for usage, but just wanted to show that から and “because” do function quite similarly.

[@Trilenxy]

Can you use desu kara or dakara for i-adjectives?

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Is there a video of ので grammar? I'm having a little trouble and I don't know how to create sentence using this Japanese grammar. I'm new to your channel and I like your videos :) very helpful.

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ちょうちょう Here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apick2yLi76DlcU

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Learn Japanese From Zero! Thank you :) now I understand the difference between から and ので.

[@kanachii05]

I think I hear ~node and ~nanode more than ~kara.

[@MingusTale]

I've always used the plain form before から because I watched this video back in the day, but having entered university to study japanese they make us use the polite form before and after. I thought this was just for the sake of writing, but we do it all the time and its really starting to confuse me. Are there any times in Japan where it is actually best to use the polite form before AND after から? Perhaps to speak to your boss.

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Thanks for the awesome videos as always! Would this be correct? 三月2017年で日本に行くから日本語を学びたい。 I want to learn Japanese because I'm going to Japan in March 2017!

[@codak29]

なるほうど！I couldn't figure out when to use だから before and my Japanese friends were crap at explaining it. Is there any other time to use だから、besides nouns and な adjectives?

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You can use it at the beginning of a sentence to say "That's why....". It's normally said while talking back and forth and NEVER at the beginning of a conversation.

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[@EricS-f7c]

not sure if you will answer as this is an eleven year old video but was puzzled to see that you added a "desu" after "ikutakunai". Didn't think you could add a "desu" to a verb...

[@japanesefromzero]

You can’t after many verb conjugations. However any that end in い can directly add です to make them more polite. Here is an example: いきます (I will go / I go) polite いかない (I won’t go / I don’t go) informal いかない です(I won’t go / I don’t go) polite いきたくない (I don’t want to go) informal いきたくない です (I don’t want to go) polite I’ll make a video on this later today.

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Whats the impolite sentence in hiragana?

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Omar Benchbana "あなたがいく から いきたくねぇんだよ" or "いきたくねぇよ".　If using kanji, "あなたが行くから行きたくねぇんだよ" or "行きたくねぇよ". Either "ねぇ" or "ねえ" is OK. When in rude expressin, "おまえ(omae)" is more often used instead of "あなた". So It would be "おまえが行くから行きたくねぇんだよ" or more rude, "おめぇ(ome:)が行くから行きたくねぇんだよ" or more rude, "てめぇ(teme:)が行くから行きたくねぇんだよ" (←belligerent).

[@RaytenSelf]

ありがとうございますジョージさん！　I hope that's how you write your name in Japanese

[@malakmohamed1175]

What is the difference between だって and から If both mean Because?

[@hanab1551]

ملك الجزيري I think "Datte" is closer to "but" and "Kara" "because".

[@karry299]

Sounds wrong somehow. I'd say that "kara" is not "because", but instead "that's why". In Japanese TV shows and anime people seem to always use "naze nara" where in English people would use "because".

[@__-nt2wh]

+karry299 I think it`s so that it makes more sense in english, that`s why they translate it as that.

[@Ekairah]

彼は面白いの先生です。

[@DarkGuardian10000]

What if I'm just saying へびだから。 as a response to a question likeどうしてそのペンをかいますか。Should I answer with へびですから。or へびだから if I wanna use the formal language and leave out the rest of the sentence? Btw. don't quote me on that sentence xP

[@Layarion]

We don't start with because when we're putting the condition after the word. i dunno why you said we do. We says things like I can't go because I have no money. or "why can't you go? "because I have no money" we don't after order things like "because i have no money, i can't go."

[@marybattista6729]

Please tell me if I have used becasue correctly, thanks : 夏やすみはたのしいから夏がだいすきです

[@akiraHCF]

およぎにいきます。 Is およぎ a noun here? If it's a verb, it would be およぐことにいきます？ Thanks.

[@Omoshiroi231]

How to say/ask " CAN I" watch anime? In japanese ?

[@videojosh20]

アニメを見てもいいですか. Simply conjugate the verb in te-form and add もいいですか Hope this helps!

[@user-co9du9xd4k]

このビデオをおわります。There is basically three "O" sound in a row ! It sounds funny when said rapidly !

[@leonardojerkovic3618]

I Will try now what i learned: 明日試験があるから、今日準備しなければなりません

[@Heimaku]

in hebe dakara swaridakunai where is the na adj ?

[@siriusmaia]

Tarek AL-Jawi There's no na-adj in "hebi dakara sawaritakunai". "Hebi" is a noun meaning a snake. Perhaps this is as it were an stepping-stone-example for the next example, "shizuka dakara kowai desu." where "shizukada" is a na-adj. Like "hebi(=noun) + dakara", you can make a phrase by "shizuka(=the stem of na-adj) + dakara". Grammatically, "hebi dakara" is "hebi" + "da"+ "kara", while "shizuka dakara" is "shizukada" + "kara". "Shizukada" is the basic form of "shizukana". So it might be better be called "da-adj" instead of "na-adj".

[@Heimaku]

E T so we use dakara after nouns aswell right ?

[@siriusmaia]

Tarek AL-Jawi Above manzai is tangential and should be forgotten, sorry. "sore wa hebi daそれは へび だ" = "it is a snake". "sore wa hebi desuそれは へび です" is the polite form of "sore wa hebi da". "desuです" is the polite form of "daだ". "kara" is a particle meaning reason("because"). "sore wa hebi da kara" = "because it is a snake". It can also be said, "sore wa hebi desu kara"[polite]. Similarly, "(soko(=there) wa) shizuka-da" = "(it is) calm[or quiet] (there)". "(soko wa) shizuka-da kara" = "because it is calm[quiet] (there)". "(sore wa) atatakai" = "it is warm". "(sore wa) atatakai kara" = "because it is warm".

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お金 が ない から 行きないです おかな が ない から いきないです I’ve been studying a lot of kanji recently and couldn’t read the last part in hiragana 🥴... Comprehension fail lol.

[@epiquewenqa]

ikenai? isn't it ikanai.

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epique wenqa aka epik - IKENAI means "I can't go." IKANAI means "I won't go / I don't go".

[@tomzera_t7]

Please help me here. I want to know how to say 'Just because' For ex: Just because I (something) Just because you (something) Just because it's raining. Thank you so much!

[@bencasey7023]

is it いけないor いかない？

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+stardust 板野 Both are correct Japanese. いけない (I can't go), いかない (I won't go)

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CAN I ...? - in japanese

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I think 行く should be conjugated as 行きません、not 行くないです but ok

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Please tell me if this is a valid sentence: 私には車てないから行くないです。

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