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N で (N de) — Because of N

Illness, an accident, a typhoon — the short way to give the cause as a single noun.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N the cause
because of
the result

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Putting で after a noun gives the meaning "because of that": 病気で 休みました (I took the day off because I was ill), 事故で 電車が 遅れました (the train was late because of an accident). The noun is usually something outside your control — 病気、風邪、熱、事故、地震、台風、火事、仕事. As with the て form of cause, a request or an order cannot follow it. Note: で also marks a place (会社で 働きます) and a means (バスで 行きます), so read the noun to tell which one it is — words like 台風 and 事故 cannot be a means. At work, 「風邪で 休みます」is the line you will use most when calling in sick.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

病気会社を 休みました

病気で 会社を 休みました。

byouki de kaisha o yasumimashita.

I took the day off work because I was ill.

事故電車が 遅れました

事故で 電車が 遅れました。

jiko de densha ga okuremashita.

The train was late because of an accident.

台風電車が 止まりました

台風で 電車が 止まりました。

taifuu de densha ga tomarimashita.

The trains stopped because of the typhoon.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which correctly says "I am taking the day off because of a cold"?

💡 Hint: Which particle follows a noun that gives the cause?

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