Essentialj apanese grammar

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[Kare no pojishon wa dō naru (no) ka to iu] gimon o motta. I raised the question of what would happen to his position.

II. ADVERBIAL CLAUSES Adverbial clauses are created by conjoining a clause and some conjunctional particle or a clause-end phrase, which may include nouns, and they are optionally added to a sentence to provide additional information such as time, reasons, causes, purposes, manners, contrast, conflict, etc. Some adverbial clauses (e.g. those formed by conjunctional particles such as node, ga, and kara) optionally or conditionally allow desu/masu style, but others do not. (→ See node, ga, and kara for more details.) Time

歯をみがくときに, 顔も洗います。 Ha o migaku toki ni, kao mo araimasu. When I brush my teeth, I also wash my face.

→ See also toki, mae, ato, and aida. Reason

彼が来るのでここで待っています。 Kare ga kuru node koko de matte imasu. I am waiting here because he is coming.

私がしますから, どうぞ休んで下さい。 Watashi ga shimasu kara, dōzo yasunde kudasai. I will do it for you, so please take a rest.

太郎さんは来ませんから, もう行きましょう。 Tarō san wa kimasen kara, mō iki mashō. Let’s go now because Taro will not come.

雨が降りますから, 傘を貸しましょう。 Ame ga furimasu kara kasa o kashi mashō. I will lend you an umbrella because it will rain.

私はもう一つ買いましたから,

どうぞこれを使ってください。

Watashi wa mō hitotsu kaimashita kara, dōzo kore o tsukatte kudasai. I bought another one, so please use this (= I’ll give you this).

兄は背が高いからバスケットボールを始めた。 Ani wa se ga takai kara basukettobōru o hajime ta. My big brother started basketball because he is tall.


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