～ものだから
〜mono dakara
JLPT N2 Neutral
Formation
Verb-plain + ものだから, い-Adjective + ものだから, な-Adjective + なものだから, Noun + なものだから
Express the reason or cause for something; 'because', 'since', 'due to'.
When to use
Explains/excuses a reason, often for something slightly unexpected; conversational but not blunt.
Explanation
「～ものだから」 is used to explain a reason or cause from the speaker’s point of view. It can be translated as 'because', 'since', or 'due to'. It often carries the nuance of 'you see, that's why ...'.
Example sentences
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Because the exam is near, I'm studying every day.
Shiken ga chikai mono dakara, mainichi benkyou shiteimasu.
このレストランはとても人気があるものだから、予約しないと席がないかもしれません。
Because this restaurant is very popular, there might not be any seats if we don't reserve.
Kono resutoran wa totemo ninki ga aru mono dakara, yoyaku shinai to seki ga nai kamoshiremasen.
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Because he is young, he hasn't accumulated much experience yet.
Kare wa wakai mono dakara, mada takusan no keiken wo tsunde inai.
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Since it's cold today, let's bring gloves.
Kyou wa samui mono dakara, tebukuro wo motte ikimashou.
Causality (Because / Since / Due to)
- ～から、～〜kara、～N5Expresses reason or cause; 'because', 'since', 'so'.
- A。だから、～B。A. Dakara, ~B.N5Express reason or cause; 'because', 'so', 'therefore'.
- A。だって B。Datte~N2Used to give a reason, express cause or bring up a topic…
- ～んだもん〜nda monN3Used to convey a sense of justification; 'because'…
- ～からです〜kara desuN5Express the reason or cause; 'because', 'since', 'due to'.
- ～し、～し、～〜shi, 〜shi, 〜N4Express multiple reasons or characteristics; 'and'…
- ～ことから〜koto karaN2Indicates the reason or basis for something; 'because'…
- ～ので〜nodeN4Express a reason or a cause for something; 'because'…
- ～なぜなら〜nazenaraN3Express a reason or explanation; 'because', 'the reason is'.
- ～がゆえに～ga yue niN1Expresses the reason or cause; 'because', 'due to', 'as a…
- ～こととて〜koto toteN1Used to express the reason or premise for a decision or…
- ～がゆえの Noun〜ga yue no NounN1Expresses the reason or cause for something; 'because of'…
- ～おかげで〜okagedeN3Expresses gratitude or shows a positive result due to a…
- ～ばかりに〜bakari niN2Express an undesired situation or result caused by…
- ～せいで〜sei deN3Indicates that something or someone caused an unfortunate…
- ～あまり〜amariN2Expresses the result of doing something excessively or…
- ～とあって〜to atteN1Expresses a special situation or event due to certain…
Corpus examples (9)
人の心は分からないものだから、いい関係を維持するのは難しい。
I struggle to understand how people feel, so keeping good relations is difficult.
彼は彼女に車を運転させるつもりはなかったのだが、彼女があまりにせがむものだから、彼の方がとうとう折れた。
He didn't intend to let her drive but she pestered him so much that he finally gave in.
自由は優れて根源的なものだから重要性は幾ら強調してもし過ぎない。
Freedom is so fundamental that its importance cannot be overemphasized.
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The contract is in the bag, so let's go out and celebrate.
ええ、このところ野宿ばかりだったものだから、久しぶりにゆっくり出来ました。ありがとう。
Yes, thanks. Recently I've been roughing it so I was able to get a proper sleep for the first time in a while.
この金時計は私にとって非常に大切なものだ。母が晩年に形見として私にくれたものだから。
This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.
Tatoeba ――それは、言語が単語の集まりに勝るものだから。
Tatoeba: Because a language is more than the sum of its words.
答えが分かったんだ、でもあまりにすぐに分かったものだから正解であるはずがないんだ。
I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.
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Being a hasty person, he is likely to jump to conclusions.