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Verb + せいで
[い]Adjective + せいで
[な]Adjective + な + せいで
Noun + の + せいで
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「せいで」の情報
Although written almost exclusively in hiragana, せい is a noun that may be better understood from its kanji, 所為, meaning 'doings'. せい is used to convey negative results that occurred due to the behavior or actions of another person/thing. Because of this, common translations of せい are 'fault', 'due to', or 'because of'.
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'.
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.
Fun Fact
The 'doings' that 所為 represents is similar to the negative 'doings' that is used in English to place blame. This can be seen in phrases such as 'it was the weather's doings', or 'ah, so the missing cookies were your doings!'- 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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例文
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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narfi
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
@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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