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Meowbrown

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Language learning notebook for polyglots.

ものだから vs. から

Recently I started taking in-person classes and my first grammar point in the class was ものだから, as I finally have some classmates, wanted to make a note.

ものだから

more like you did something wrong and want the other peson to understand and forgive (體諒). It’s like I can’t help it and got to this result. more emotional.

鍵を無くしてしまったものだから、家に入れ何んだ。
I happened to lose my keys, which means I’m stuck outside.

マナーモードに設定していたものだから、着信に気づかなくて。
My phone happened to be on silent, which is why I missed your call. (I hope you understand!)

から

on the other hand から is simply stating the exact cause-and-effect relationship.

マナーモードに設定していたから、着信に気づかなくて。
My phone was on silent, which is why I missed your call.

ついでに

I don’t remember learning this for N3.

The scenario I wanted to use this was, I went back to my university and while at it, I also met up with a senpai from my lab.

先週、大学のパソコンを試すために、大学に帰った。ついでに、同じラボの先輩と会った。

Reference

2 Japanese resources that are good for N3 level

Sesame Street Japan

Sharing one of my favorite episodes, going to the beauty salon.

美容院 (びよういん) – beauty salon

エルモは可愛いです!世界で一番 (echo: 番番番)~~~~ you’ll get this after you watch it 😆

NHK for School

I used to think NHK stuff is boring until my Japanese teacher shared it with me today. They tried to “animenize” some dry topics like environmental topics. I find it quite cringe to watch the actor, but also much more fun if they didn’t do that.