Structure
Verb + の(1) + をきっかけ + に(2)
Noun + をきっかけ + に(2)
Verb + の(1) + がきっかけ + で(3)
Noun + がきっかけ + で(3)
Verb + きっかけ + をPhrase(4)
(1) こと
(2) にして、として
(3) になって、となって
(4) はなんだ、になる、となる、だ、である
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About きっかけ
きっかけ primarily appears in two different forms. (A) をきっかけに (B), or (A) がきっかけで (B). This grammar pattern may be seen either with verbs in their past-tense form or nouns. However, in the case of appearing after verbs, it will often be preceded by の or some other nominalizing structure like こと.
- 彼女とは、パーティーで会ったのをきっかけに付き合い始めた。Meeting her at the party led us to start dating.
- 私は入院をきっかけにタバコを止めることにしました。Getting hospitalized led me to stop smoking.
- この音楽は有名な歌手がカバーしたのがきっかけで再び有名になった。This song became famous again because that famous singer made a cover of it.
- このゲームがきっかけで、プログラマーになる事ができた。This game led me to become a programmer.
- 木から落ちたのをきっかけに、両腕を骨折した。As a result of falling from a tree, I broke both of my arms.
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父は思い出を語っている:「小学校の時の引っ越しがきっかけで、母さんに出会えた。」
Father reminiscing: 'Moving during primary school days led to me meeting your mother.'
サラエボ事件をきっかけにして、1914年から1918年にかけて、後に世界大戦と呼ばれるようになった戦争が起きた。
With the incident in Sarajevo as a trigger, a war that lasted from 1914 to 1918 broke out and was later called a world war.
小学校の頃、フリーオペレーティングシステムがあると聞いた。それをきっかけにしてLINUXとITに興味を持つようになった。
When I was in elementary school, I heard that there was a free (from freedom) operating system. Because of that, I have developed an interest in Linux and IT.
私の母はスモーカーだったけど、電子たばこを贈ってあげたのをきっかけに、止めてくれた。
My mother used to be a smoker, but gifting her an e-cigarette led to her stopping.
A:「我が社で働くことを希望されたきっかけは何ですか?」B:「新聞広告を見て希望しました。」
A: 'What led you to apply to work for our company?' B: 'I decided when I saw an advertisement in the newspaper.'
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きっかけ – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (3 in total)
Litharrale
About 3 years ago
Since it can attach to nouns with both が and を, what’s the difference between the two? Some answers only accept one or the other
nekoyama
About 3 years ago
I think the legend is wrong; it should show the same difference as it shows for verbs.
The difference is just grammatical. With を you’re taking something as the きっかけ; with が you’re saying that something is the きっかけ. Like any other noun.
mrnoone
About 3 years ago
@Litharrale
@nekoyama is right, there was an error in the structure section it should be like this (fixed, thank you for the feedback!):
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