Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 37. ため(に)

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Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 37. ため(に)
Here is Japanese N4 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 textbook.

ため(に)

1. Structure:
[noun / い-adjective / な-adjective / verb] in the noun-modifying form + ため(に)

2. Meaning: Talking about a cause or reason.
台風のために、木が 倒たおれた。
Taifū no tame ni, ki ga 倒 Taoreta.
The tree fell because of the typhoon.

大雨のため、新幹線が遅れています。
Ōame no tame, shinkansen ga okurete imasu.
Because of the heavy rain, the Shinkansen arrived late.

熱が高いため、ご飯が食べられません。
Netsu ga takai tame, gohan ga tabe raremasen.
I had a high fever, so I could not swallow any food.

このあたりは駅から遠くて不便なため、自転車を利用する人が多い。
Kono atari wa eki kara tōkute fuben’na tame, jitensha o riyō suru hitogaōi.
This area has the inconvenience of being far from the station, so a lot of people get around by bicycle.

太ったため、今までの洋服が着られなくなった。
Futotta tame, ima made no yōfuku ga ki rarenaku natta.
Because I am overweight, I have never been able to wear Western clothes.

パソコンがこわれた。そのため、メールが見られなかった。
Pasokon ga kowa reta. Sonotame, mēru ga mi rarenakatta.
The computer has broken. So I cannot check my email.

3. Notes:
a. After ため, patterns expressing wishes or will such as だろう、したい… are not used…
x 後10 分しかないため、急いだほうがいい => 後10 分しかないから~

b. When combined with a noun, the clause 「Nのために」 has 3 meanings:
– With nouns for natural disasters, accidents… the clause usually expresses a cause or reason (as in this section).

– With nouns for events (without a negative meaning) the clause expresses purpose (pattern X):
健康のために、たばこを やめた。
Kenkō no tame ni, tabako o yameta.
I gave up smoking for my health.

発はっ表ぴょうの準じゅん備びのために、本ほんを 借かりました。
Hatsu ha~tsuomote pyō no jun Jun 備 Bino tame ni, hon hon o ka karimashita.
I borrowed books to prepare for my presentation.

– With nouns for people or groups… the following clause is an action done for their benefit (pattern X):
家か族ぞくのために、一いっ生しょう懸けん命めい 働はたらかなければなりません。
I have to work as hard as I can for my family.

奥おくさんのために、新あたらしいバイクを買かうつもりです。
I am planning to buy a new motorbike for my wife.

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