Thank you for joining the lesson as always. I truly appreciate it. Today, we continued with Lesson 3 and studied how to give a reason in Japanese.
In Japanese, the reason comes first, and the action comes second. The connector "kara" gives a clear and straightforward reason.
As a sentence pattern: The reason is usually in the present tense. The conclusion can be in the present tense or future tense. Even if the reason is in the past tense, the conclusion can still be in the present or future tense.
For example: Atsui desu kara, Juice o nomi-masu Because it’s hot, I drink juice.→ The past tense in the reason does not force the conclusion to be past.
*atsukatta desu kara, Juice o nomi-masu. Because it was hot, I will drink juice. → The conclusion describes what you do now or will do.
Of course, it's also possible to make sentences where both the reason and the conclusion are in the past tense. For example: kinou, test deshita kara, benkyou shimashita. (Because there was a test yesterday, I studied.)
We practiced at a high level using both present and past tense forms. You did a wonderful job. Fantastic! See you again on Friday. Have a great week!
