【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜おかげで(~okagede)

Explanation:〜おかげで

Meaning
"thanks to"
Used to express gratitude or indicate a positive outcome due to someone or something.
This can also be used for bad results, but it is ironic.

Form
V(plain form)+ おかげで
イA(plain form)+ おかげで
ナAな + おかげで
Nの + おかげで

Points

  1. Expressing Gratitude or Positive Cause: "〜おかげで" is used when something good has happened, and the speaker attributes that positive outcome to a specific cause.
  2. Can Be Used for People or Situations: The expression can refer to both people and non-human factors, such as events, conditions, or objects.
  3. Opposite Expression: The opposite expression is "〜せいで," which is used to indicate a negative outcome caused by someone or something.

JLPT Level
N3



Sample sentenes

先生せんせいおかげできたかった大学だいがく合格ごうかくできました。
Thanks to my teacher, I could pass the university of my choice.

くすりおかげで頭痛ずつうなおりました。
Thanks to the medicine, my headache is cured.

毎日まいにち日本語にほんごはなしかけてくれた日本人にほんじん友達ともだちおかげでわたし日本語にほんごはよくなりました。
Thanks to my Japanese friend who talks to me in Japanese everyday, My Japanese became good.

たばことおさけをやめたおかげで健康けんこうになった。
Thanks to my decision to stop smoking cigarettes and drinking, I became healthy.

後輩こうはい手伝てつだってくれたおかげで仕事しごとはやわった。
Thanks to the help of a junior colleague, I finished my work earlier.

たくさんおかげで元気げんきになりました。
Thanks to a lot of sleep, I got well.

努力どりょくしたおかげで、プロジェクトが成功せいこうしました。
Thanks to my hard work, the project was successful.

友達ともだちおかげであたらしい仕事しごとつけることができた。
Thanks to my friend, I was able to find a new job.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
頭痛 ずつう headache
健康 けんこう healthy
後輩 こうはい junior colleague
努力 どりょく effort

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