Jis A Grammar - Kara

JIS-A: Grammar: kara 9/22/2008

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“から” is used to indicate a reason, similar to “because” in English. With “から”, the reason comes first (unlike English), and should be in the plain form. 例: ペンがないから新しいのを買う。 学生だから仕事はしていない。

I’m buying a new pen because I don’t have one. That person doesn’t have a job because he’s a student.

かいぎ

今日はシアトルに行く。会議があるから。

I’m going to Seattle today. It’s because I have a meeting there.

次の文章を、「し」を使って日本語で書きなさい: 1. John has something to do (用事) today, so he’s not going to the football game. (「から」を使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. I’m really busy. It’s because I’m a student. (「から」を使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. This morning I woke up late, so I wasn’t able to do my homework. (「から」を使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Since I had soccer practice yesterday, I didn’t study. (「から」を使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. That teacher looks like a student because he’s so young. (「見える、から」を使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 自分の文章を作りなさい. (「から」を使いなさい) 6._____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

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