connective N3 common casualpolitewritten

〜おかげで — thanks to ~

〜おかげで ・ おかげで

Meaning

Key sentence

Thanks to you, I was saved.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
Noun + の / plain clause / na-adj な / i-adj + おかげで Nの / 〜 plain + おかげで 先生せんせいのおかげで / 練習れんしゅうしたおかげで

Examples

Thanks to the good weather, it turned into an enjoyable trip.
Thanks to everyone's cooperation, it ended without a hitch.

Easily confused with

Notes

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Sources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.

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