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Usages of ni
ため にtame ni
for (the sake of)
明日 は 弟 の 誕生日 なので、 お祝い に ケーキ を 作ります。asita ha otouto no tanzyoubi nanode, oiwai ni keeki wo tukurimasu.
Tomorrow is my younger brother’s birthday, so I’ll bake a cake to celebrate.
彼女 は 新しい 職場 に 慣れるの に 時間 が かかる。kanozyo ha atarasii syokuba ni nareruno ni zikan ga kakaru.
It takes time for her to get used to her new workplace.
彼女 は 人 が 多い ところ が 苦手 だ が、 支店 の 手伝い に 行った。kanozyo ha hito ga ooi tokoro ga nigate da ga, siten no tetudai ni itta.
She’s not good with crowds, but she went to help at the branch.
問題 の 原因 を 知る に は、 直接 見た 人 に 聞くの が 早い。mondai no genin wo siru ni ha, tyokusetu mita hito ni kikuno ga hayai.
To find out the cause of a problem, the fastest way is to ask someone who saw it directly.
深呼吸 とか ストレッチ とか の 小さな 習慣 は、 集中力 が 落ちるの を 予防するの に も 健康 の ため に も 役に 立ちます。sinkokyuu toka sutoretti toka no tiisana syuukan ha, syuutyuuryoku ga otiruno wo yobousuruno ni mo kenkou no tame ni mo yakuni tatimasu.
Small habits like deep breathing or stretching are useful both for preventing your concentration from dropping and for your health.
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