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雨 です から、 母 に 駅 まで 迎え に 来て もらいます。ame desu kara, haha ni eki made mukae ni kite moraimasu.
Meaning
Because it's raining, I'll have my mother come pick me up at the station.
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Breakdown of ame desu kara, haha ni eki made mukae ni kite moraimasu.
ですdesu
to be
駅eki
station
母haha
mother
にni
indirect object particle
Questions & Answers about ame desu kara, haha ni eki made mukae ni kite moraimasu.
Why is it 雨ですから instead of just 雨から?
Because から meaning because / since attaches to a complete predicate.
- 雨 is a noun.
- Nouns need です to make a full statement in polite Japanese.
- So 雨です = It is rain / It is rainy / It is raining in context.
- Then から is added: 雨ですから = Because it’s raining
In casual speech, this would often become 雨だから.
For comparison:
- 寒いから = because it’s cold
- no です is needed here, because 寒い is already a complete い-adjective
How can 雨です mean it’s raining? Isn’t 雨 just rain?
Yes, 雨 literally means rain, but Japanese often uses weather words in a very compact way.
So:
- 雨です can mean It is rain
- In natural English, that usually becomes It’s raining or It’s rainy
Japanese often leaves out words that English would require, like it is or a progressive form like raining. The meaning comes from context.
What does 母に mean here, and why is the particle used?
