JLPT N5 Grammar: Because：から・だから・なぜなら

Because：から・だから・なぜなら

 ABOUT: 

■  Let's look at three words that expresses a reason or a cause. "Since" and "because." から, だから, and
なぜなら.

HOW to use:

■ から

Verbs: After the plain form (past or non-past) of the verb.

よく勉強(べんきょう)したから、試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)しました。
Because I studied hard, I passed the test.
[well | studied | because | test | passed]

い Adjectives: Place から after the adjective.

あのドレスは青(あお)いから、好(す)きです。
Because that dress is blue, I like it.
[that | dress | blue | because of | like]

な Adjectives: Add the past or non-past plain form of
です. だ or だった.

あの絵がきれいだから、買(か)います。
Because that picture is pretty, (I) will buy it.
[that | picture/painting-pretty/clean | because of | buy]

The next two listings don't connect sentences, but they do connect thoughts and show the reason or the cause of the previous sentence. "Therefore" "because of that" "so".

■ だから/ですから so; therefore

だから、気(き)を付(つ)けてと言(い)ったでしょう！
Look, didn't I tell you to be careful!
[therefore | be careful | said | didn't I?]

■ なぜなら because of that

日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)しています。なぜなら、いつか日本(にほん)に行(い)きたいからです。
Because I want to go to Japan one day, I'm studying Japanese.
[Japanese language | studying | therefore | one day | Japan | to | like to go | because]