から sentences marking

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Dante17

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3 Dec 2013

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Back again with some から sentences that uses it in the statement itself with short forms ^_^ ( as opposed to using kara in a separate sentence)

1. I will not take a walk today because it is raining.

2. Masako is very popular because she is good at dancing.

3. I was lonely because I did not have any friends.

My answers:

1. きょうはさんぽしないから、あめがふってます。

2. まさこさんはにんきがあるから、ダンスがじょうずです。

3. わたしはさびしかったから、ともだちがいませんでした。

Thanks guys

 

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Dante17

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3 Dec 2013

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Oh, and can you put the explanation sentence at the beginning and the end of these sentences? Above I have out the situation before the explanation but could I also word it in reverse by putting the situation at the end and the explanation at the beginning? Thanks.

 

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Angel Valis

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15 Jul 2010

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• 10 May 2014

• #3

They're all backwards...

から comes after the reason, not the result.

きょうはさんぽしないから、あめがふってます。
"Today, because I won't take a walk, it's raining."

まさこさんはにんきがあるから、ダンスがじょうずです。
"Because Masako-san is popular, she is good at dancing."

わたしはさびしかったから、ともだちがいませんでした。
"Because I was lonely, I had no friends."

 

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Dante17

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3 Dec 2013

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Oh no >_< well, thanks for correcting me

 

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Dante17

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Really messed up ;_;

 

Angel Valis

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Don't worry about it. Now you know the problem and you can fix it. Just keep practicing.

 

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Dante17

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3 Dec 2013

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Will do!

 

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Dante17

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For the first one:

きょうはあめがふるから、さんぽしません。

Is that correct?

 

nekojita

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• 10 May 2014

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It depends on the actual state of the sky at the time you speak:

あめがふるから - because it is going to rain (for example, I just saw the weather report and decided not to go for a walk)
あめがふっているから - because it is raining (right now)

 

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Dante17

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Ah okay