connective N5 essential casualpolitewritten
〜から — because (reason)
〜から ・ から
Meaning
- because / since ~ — gives a reason, typically the speaker's own judgment or motive
Key sentence
寒いから、窓を閉める。
Because it's cold, I'll close the window.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Clause (plain or polite) | … + から | 高いから / 行きますから |
Examples
危ないから、触らないでください。
It's dangerous, so please don't touch it.
疲れたから、今日はもう寝る。
I'm tired, so I'm going to bed now.
When you can't use it
- から gives the speaker's reasoning, so it pairs freely with a command, request, or intention in the main clause (危ないから止めて). This is exactly where ので feels too soft.
Easily confused with
ので から presents the reason as the speaker's subjective judgment and supports commands/intentions; ので presents it as an objective fact and sounds softer and more polite. から (from) This から follows a full clause and means 'because'. After a noun, から means 'from (a starting point)' — a different use (九時から).
See 〜から in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜から the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.