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Learn Hardcore Japanese: de - cause particle

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 12
/de

de

Word

でde

Meaning

cause particle

Part of speech

particle

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of de

今朝けさ　小ちいさな　地震じしん　で　電柱でんちゅう　が　少すこし　揺ゆれました。kesa chiisana jishin de denchuu ga sukoshi yuremashita.

This morning the utility pole shook a little because of a small earthquake.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

風かぜ　で　窓まど　が　揺ゆれます。kaze de mado ga yuremasu.

The window shakes because of the wind.

明日あした、　彼女かのじょ　は　用事ようじ　で　向むこう　の　町まち　に　行いきます。ashita, kanojo wa youji de mukou no machi ni ikimasu.

Tomorrow she will go to the town over there for an errand.

迷惑めいわく　を　かけたくないの　に、　急用きゅうよう　で　予定よてい通どおり　に　行いけなかった。meiwaku o kaketakunaino ni, kyuuyou de yoteidoori ni ikenakatta.

I didn’t want to trouble anyone, but because of urgent business I couldn’t go as planned.

今日きょう　は　雨あめ　で　残念ざんねん　です。kyou wa ame de zannen desu.

It’s a shame it’s raining today.

その　とき、　看かん護ご師しさん　の　優やさしい　一ひと言こと　で　赤あかちゃん　が　笑わらって、　母はは親おや　は　とても　嬉うれしそう　だった。sono toki, kangoshisan no yasashii hitokoto de akachan ga waratte, hahaoya wa totemo ureshisou datta.

At that moment, thanks to a kind comment from the nurse, the baby laughed and her mother looked very happy.

母はは　の　優やさしい　一言ひとこと　で　安心あんしんしました。haha no yasashii hitokoto de anshinshimashita.

I felt relieved by my mother's kind words.

上司じょうし　は、　部下ぶか　が　病気びょうき　で　入院にゅういんして　いる　間あいだ　は　無理むり　を　させない　よう　に　皆みんな　に　頼たのみました。joushi wa, buka ga byouki de nyuuinshite iru aida wa muri o sasenai you ni minna ni tanomimashita.

The boss asked everyone not to overwork their subordinate while he is hospitalized.

地震じしん　で　古ふるい　本棚ほんだな　が　倒たおれました。jishin de furui hondana ga taoremashita.

Because of the earthquake, the old bookshelf fell over.

決心けっしんした　だけ　で　終おわらない　よう　に、　毎日まいにち　少すこしずつ　勉強べんきょう　を　続つづけて　います。kesshinshita dake de owaranai you ni, mainichi sukoshizutsu benkyou o tsuzukete imasu.

So that my decision doesn’t end at just being a decision, I keep studying a little every day.

その　ドラマ　は　生放送なまほうそう　で、　俳優はいゆうたち　の　台詞せりふ　の　ミス　も　そのまま　聞きこえて　きて　面白おもしろかった　です。sono dorama wa namahousou de, haiyuutachi no serifu no misu mo sonomama kikoete kite omoshirokatta desu.

That drama was broadcast live, and it was funny that we could hear the actors’ line mistakes just as they were.

その　まま　で　いい　です。sono mama de ii desu.

It is fine as it is.

残業ざんぎょう　で　帰かえり　が　遅おそい　日ひ　は、　扇風機せんぷうき　を　つけて　部屋へや　を　涼すずしく　しながら、　冷凍食品れいとうしょくひん　を　温あたためて　簡単かんたん　に　晩ばんご飯はん　を　すませます。zangyou de kaeri ga osoi hi wa, senpuuki o tsukete heya o suzushiku shinagara, reitoushokuhin o atatamete kantan ni bangohan o sumasemasu.

On days when I come home late because of overtime, I turn on the fan to cool the room and just heat up frozen food to finish dinner simply.

事故じこ　で　渋滞じゅうたいして　いて、　目的地もくてきち　まで　一時間いちじかん　も　かかった　んです。jiko de juutaishite ite, mokutekichi made ichijikan mo kakatta ndesu.

There was a traffic jam because of an accident, and it took as long as an hour to reach the destination.

雨あめ　で　服ふく　が　濡ぬれた　まま　走はしる　と、　転ころびやすい　と　思おもう。ame de fuku ga nureta mama hashiru to, korobiyasui to omou.

I think if you run while your clothes are still wet from the rain, it’s easy to fall.

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