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〜ため (because)
tame · because of ~ (formal)
Besides in order to, 〜ため(に) gives a cause in formal speech and writing: 事故のため、電車が遅れています, the train is delayed because of an accident.
How to form it
| Noun + のため(に) | 事故のため |
| Verb / い-adj (plain) + ため(に) | 雪が降ったため |
| な-adj + なため(に) | 不便なため |
How it is used
Announcements and notices use it constantly: 「工事のため、この道は通れません」.
Tell the two meanings apart by the verb: a past or state verb gives a cause (降ったため); a dictionary-form action verb gives a purpose (買うため).
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 事故のため、電車が遅れています。Trains are delayed due to an accident.
- 大雪が降ったため、学校は休みになりました。School was closed because of heavy snow.
- 工事のため、この道は通れません。This road is closed for construction.
- 体が弱いため、よく学校を休みます。Being in poor health, I often miss school.
Practice: 4 JLPT questions using 〜ため (because)
父が入院した（ ）、旅行をキャンセルした。
Because my father was hospitalized, I cancelled the trip.
大雨のため、電車が止まっている（ ）。
Because of heavy rain, the trains have stopped, they say.
道がこんでいた。（ ）、約束の時間におくれた。
The roads were busy. Because of that, I was late for the appointment.
（ ）に入る言葉を選びなさい。
Packing for the move took longer than I'd thought. Books alone filled ten boxes. Because of that, the day itself ran from morning to night and I was exhausted.