connective N2 uncommon casualpolite
とかで — because of something like ~ (reported reason)
とかで
Builds on とか
Meaning
- because of something like ~ / ~ or so, and for that reason — relays a vague reported reason for what follows
Key sentence
急用ができたとかで、彼女は先に帰った。
She left early — something came up, or so I heard.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Clause (plain) + とかで | [plain clause] + とかで | 風邪をひいたとかで休んだ |
Easily confused with
Notes
- Full treatment lives at 〜とか(で) — this page is the で-reason spelling of the same vague-hearsay point.
See とかで in real sentences
Jengo shows とかで 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 Intermediate Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.