Structure
Verb + せいで
[い]Adjective + せいで
[な]Adjective + な + せいで
Noun + の + せいで
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About せいで
As せい is a noun, it may be used after the attributive form of any other word. The case marking particle で will also regularly be seen after せい, especially when conveying the (B) result that occurred 'with' or 'by means of' those 'doings'.
- 昨日夜遅くまで起きていたせいで寝坊した。Because I stayed up late last night, I overslept today.
- 外が寒いせいで風邪を引いた。Because it is chilly outside, I caught a cold.
- 犬の手術の事が心配なせいで今日は寝れなさそう。Due to me being worried about my dog's surgery, it doesn't seem like I am going to be able to sleep.
- 大雪のせいで道が渋滞してる。Because of the heavy snow, the road is congested.
- 遅刻したのは渋滞のせいだ!Me being late is the traffic's doing!
- 台風のせいでまた予定が変わったよ。Due to the typhoon's doings, my plans have changed again.
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Examples
トムは暑さのせいで気を失った。
Tom passed out because of the heat.
トムがお皿を割ってしまったせいで、私は怪我をしてしまった。
I got injured because Tom broke a plate.
気分が悪くなったせいで、仕事を休んでしまった。
Because I wasn't feeling well, I took the day off.
雨のせいでせっかくの遠足が中止になってしまった。
The long awaited trip was cancelled because of the rain.
湿気のせいでカビがひどい。
The mold is out of control because of the humidity.
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せいで – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (2 in total)
narfi
About 2 years ago
Isn’t the grammar description missing the case where せい is followed by だ/です? Apparently, the particle で is not allowed in that case, whereas the grammar summary indicate that it is required there:
✗ ~せいででしょう。
○~せいでしょう。mrnoone
About 2 years ago
@narfi
HeyIt is not allowed here, because で in せいで is てform of a noun/なadjective, and the てform is used to connect parts of the sentence (clauses). When せい is used at the end of the sentence (so-called predicate position), there is no other part that will be joined so てform is not needed and as with any other noun/なadjective だ・です・and so on follow.
I will fix the structure section so it will be more clear
Cheers,
I hope it helps!
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