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๐ŸŒธ Japanese Topic 149ไธŠ็ดš๐ŸŒณ Advanced

ใ€œใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™

~ wake desu

It means that... / No wonder...

๐ŸŒธ Explaining Logical Conclusions & Natural Results ๐ŸŒธ

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogue

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšๅฝผใฏๆฏŽๆ—ฅ10ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

Kare wa mainichi juujikan mo benkyou shite iru sou desu yo.

I heard he studies as much as 10 hours every day.

ใƒžใƒช๏ผšใชใ‚‹ใปใฉใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒไธŠๆ‰‹ใชใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Naruhodo. Sore de Nihongo ga jouzu na wake desu ne.

I see. That explains why his Japanese is so good.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšๆฅๆœˆใ‹ใ‚‰็‰ฉไพกใŒไธŠใŒใ‚‹ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Raigetsu kara bukka ga agaru rashii desu.

It seems prices will go up starting next month.

ใƒžใƒช๏ผšใฟใ‚“ใชใŒ่ฒทใ„ใ ใ‚ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใ ใ€‚

Minna ga kaidame o shite iru wake da.

So that's why everyone is panic-buying.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผš5ใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆใฎๅ‰ฒๅผ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€1ไธ‡ๅ††ใชใ‚‰500ๅ††ๅฎ‰ใใชใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚

Go-paasento no waribiki desu kara, ichiman-en nara gohyaku-en yasuku naru wake desu.

Since it's a 5% discount, it means it will be 500 yen cheaper if it's 10,000 yen.

ใƒžใƒช๏ผš็ดๅพ—ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่จˆ็ฎ—ใŒๅˆใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Nattoku shimashita. Keisan ga au wake desu ne.

I'm convinced. It makes sense that the math adds up.

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๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary

5 words
ใชใ‚‹ใปใฉnaruhodoI see / indeed
ใถใฃใ‹bukkaprices (cost of living)
ใ‹ใ„ใ ใ‚kaidamehoarding / panic-buying
ใ‚ใ‚Šใณใwaribikidiscount
ใชใฃใจใnattokuunderstanding / conviction
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โญ Key Sentence

๏ผˆ็†็”ฑ๏ผ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ€œใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚

(Reason) kara, ~ wake desu.

That is why... / It follows that...

  • Pattern: ใ€œใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ / ใ€œใ‚ใ‘ใ 
  • Meaning: Used to explain a logical conclusion, a natural result, or the reason behind a discovery.
ๅฏ’ใ„ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚้›ชใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

Samui wake desu. Yuki ga futte imasu yo.

No wonder it's cold. It's snowing!

ๅฝผใฏใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚นใซ10ๅนดไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใŒ่ฉฑใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚

Kare wa Igirisu ni juunen sunde ita node, Eigo ga hanaseru wake desu.

He lived in England for 10 years, so it makes sense that he can speak English.

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๐ŸŽ“ Explanation

ใ€Œใ€œใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€ is an advanced expression used to state a logical conclusion or a natural consequence based on a certain fact or situation.

It is often translated as "no wonder,""that explains why," or "it means that."

When used with ใช-adjectives, use ใ€œใชใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™. For nouns, use ใ€œใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ or ใ€œใชใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ depending on the context.

Atsui wake desu. Eakon ga kowarete imasu.
= 'No wonder it's hot. The AC is broken.'

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๐Ÿ“ Quiz

Choose the correct sentence for: 'No wonder it's delicious. A famous chef made it.'