文法の説明

N3 レッスン 2: 11/22

(ため)Due to, Because of, As a result of

Often used with verb in past tense.

使い方・接続

Verb + ため(に)
[い]Adjective + ため(に)
[な]Adjective + + ため(に)
Noun + + ため(に)

詳細

  • 一般

「ために」の情報

ため (or (ため) in its kanji form) is a noun in Japanese that can be translated quite closely to 'sake' in English. However, it is classified as a non-independent word in Japanese, and must always be connected to another word which illustrates the 'sake' that ため is highlighting. The case marking particle に will often be added after ため, to show that (A) is a goal that something will be done to reach.

However, when used with verbs in the past tense, ために more frequently highlights that something happened 'due to (A)', rather than 'for the sake of (A)'. Because of this, a more accurate description of ため in all situations is 'in light of (A)'. This expresses that (A) is the primary or major event/thing that resulted in (B).

To use ために as 'in light of', 'as a result of', or 'because of', attach it to the end of verb in its past form, or a noun follow by の. It may also be used after い-Adjectives or な-Adjectives in their attributive form.

This 'in light of (A)' nuance can be used in reference to things that have already happened (as above), or in reference to something that is considered as the purpose of an action (as in our other ために grammar point).



例文

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  • 夜更(よふ)かしした(ため)(あさ)寝坊(ねぼう)してしまった。

    I woke up late this morning, due to the fact that I stayed up late last night.

  • 台風(たいふう)(ため)試合(しあい)中止(ちゅうし)になった。

    The game was canceled due to the typhoon.

  • (かね)使(つか)いすぎた(ため)貯金(ちょきん)がもうほとんどない。

    As a result of us having used too much money, we have almost no savings.

  • (さむ)(ため)(くるま)故障(こしょう)してしまった。

    My car broke down due to the cold.

  • (さむ)(ため)(くるま)故障(こしょう)してしまった。

    The car broke down due to the cold.

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最近の返信 (合計17件)

  • Daru

    Daru

    All dead links have been removed from this Grammar Point. Cheers!

  • Chimmsen

    Chimmsen

    This grammar point seems to have two very similar example sentences, and I was wondering if this might have been an oversight. Those are not in the grammar explanation section (where I guess showing the difference of usage with i-adjectives and nouns would make sense) but in the review sentences.

  • JamesBunpro

    JamesBunpro

    Hi!

    This is indeed on purpose to make sure attention is paid to how to use this point with an (い-)adjective compared to a noun.

    The usage is shown in the example sentences in the writeup, although perhaps it is not clear as the sentences are all different, unlike these ones.

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