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Usages of de

トラフィック で おくれた。torafikku de okureta.
I was late because of traffic.
ミーティング で おそく なった。miitingu de osoku natta.
I was late due to a meeting.

Literally: (I) became late due to a meeting.

あつさ で つう が した。atsusa de zutsuu ga shita.
I had a headache because of the heat.
おんがく で リラックスした。ongaku de rirakkusushita.
I relaxed because of the music.
こうつうじょうきょう で てい が わった。koutsuujoukyou de yotei ga kawatta.
The plan changed due to the traffic situation.
ほん で、 いえ の なか で くつ を いちゃ いけない。nihon de, ie no naka de kutsu o haicha ikenai.
In Japan, wearing shoes inside the house is not allowed.
ゆき で がっこう が まった。yuki de gakkou ga shimatta.
The school was closed because of the snow.
 は ガン で くなった。sobo wa gan de nakunatta.
My grandmother died of cancer.
ちゅうもん が おおくて、 みせ は いそがしい です。chuumon ga ookute, mise wa isogashii desu.
There are a lot of orders, so the store is busy.
フェンス が きょうふう で がって いる。fensu ga kyoufuu de magatte iru.
The fence is bent due to the strong wind.
きょうふう で ぼう が んだ。kyoufuu de boushi ga tonda.
My hat flew off in the strong wind.
キャンドル の  が かぜ で えた。kyandoru no hi ga kaze de kieta.
The candle flame was extinguished by the wind.
かれ は こうつう で にゅういんしました。kare wa koutsuujiko de nyuuinshimashita.
He was hospitalized due to a traffic accident.
きゅうな びょう で にゅういんしました。kyuuna byouki de nyuuinshimashita.
I was hospitalized due to a sudden illness.
この しょ は えき から とおくて 便べん です。kono basho wa eki kara tookute fuben desu.
This location is inconvenient because it's far from the station.
 で、 がっこう を やすみました。kaze de, gakkou o yasumimashita.
I had a cold, so I stayed home from school.
 が きれい で、 ち が いい です。heya ga kirei de, kimochi ga ii desu.
The room is clean, so it feels nice.
えき が ちかくて 便べん で、 ここ に むこと に しました。eki ga chikakute benri de, koko ni sumukoto ni shimashita.
The station is close and convenient, so I decided to live here.

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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".

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