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ので

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Definitions

01particle · conjunction

because; as; since; so; therefore

なので after nouns or na-adjectives; more objective and slightly more formal than から

02conjunction

because of that; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why; for that reason

at sentence beginning; dated or colloquial

Examples

とても暗いので私は本が読めない。

It is too dark for me to read.

Tatoeba #200638

別の約束があるので。

I have another engagement.

Tatoeba #83406

貧しいので買えない。

Being poor, he can't buy it.

Tatoeba #85198

Other forms

んで

Source

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