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Japanese Language: Expressing reasons or causes

から、ので、でTo express a reason or cause in Japanese, から（kara）, ので（node）,　and で（de）are quite useful.Although they all mean "because" or "since," they are used a bit differently.For starters, "kara" is a bit more casual, "... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Thu, Oct 02 2008

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