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All About Japanese Particles: もので (monode)

[Serie: All About Japanese Particles]

1. Indicates a cause or reason: “in that, inasmuch as, given.”

Note: Mono de is more polite and formal than no de and kara.

東京は物価が高いもので、生活が大変です。
Tōkyō wa bukka ga takai mono de, seikatsu ga taihen desu.
Since prices are high, life in Tokyo is difficult. / Prices in Tokyo being high, it is difficult to make ends meet.

私は体が弱いもので、長い旅行は無理です。
Watashi wa karada ga yowai mono de, nagai ryokō wa muri desu.
In that my constitution is weak [health is poor], long trips are out of the question.

– Source: All about particles – A handbook of Japanese function words


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