V普通形・Aい + ので／N・Aな + なので — Names a reason in a softer way | JLPT N5 grammar

Meaning

Names a reason in a softer way.

13 sentences

雨あめなので家いえにいます
I will stay home because it is raining.
頭あたまが痛いいたいので休みやすみます
I will rest because I have a headache.
駅えきまで遠いとおいので、自転車じてんしゃで行きますいきます
The station is far away, so I will go by bicycle.
この部屋へやは静かしずかなのでよく眠れねむれます
This room is quiet, so I can sleep well here.
明日あしたは休みやすみなので今夜こんやは映画えいがを見みます
Tomorrow is a day off, so I will watch a film tonight.
荷物にもつが重いおもいのでエレベーターを使いつかいます
The luggage is heavy, so I will use the lift.
道みちが狭いせまいのでゆっくり運転うんてんしてください
The road is narrow, so please drive slowly.
住所じゅうしょが分からわからないのでもう一度いちど教えおしえてください
I do not know the address, so please tell me again.

5 more examples

財布さいふを忘れわすれたので何もなにも買えかえませんでした
I forgot my wallet, so I could not buy anything.
この店みせは便利べんりなのでよく来きます
This shop is convenient, so I often come here.
母ははが帰っかえってきたので一緒いっしょに食べたべました
My mother came home, so we ate together.
今日きょうは寒くさむくないのでコートは要りいりません
It is not cold today, so I do not need a coat.
初めてはじめてなのでやり方やりかたを見せみせてください
This is my first time, so please show me how to do it.

ので presents a reason more calmly than から and suits polite requests and explanations: 分からないので、教えてください. Polite ますので and ですので are possible.

Nouns and na-adjectives take な before ので: 雨なので, not 雨だので. In the past use だった: 雨だったので.

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 財布さいふを忘れわすれたので何もなにも買えかえませんでした I will study after eating.I get up in the morning and wash my face.I forgot my wallet, so I could not buy anything.
Sentence 2: 母ははが帰っかえってきたので一緒いっしょに食べたべました I have been studying Japanese since I came to Japan.I go to the station and get on a train.My mother came home, so we ate together.
Sentence 3: 初めてはじめてなのでやり方やりかたを見せみせてください This is my first time, so please show me how to do it.After meeting my friend at the station, I will go to school with them.I go out carrying an umbrella.

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