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Because of A; due to A
  1. Because of A; due to A
  2. For the purpose/sake of A; in order to A
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     ため      
The closing of school was due to the snow.
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        ために     
The bus was late because of the traffic jam.
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その       ために   されました  
The game was called off because of the rain.
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その         ために ついに   された  
The plan was given up in the end because funds ran short.

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AVerb: Casual
 
Aい-adjective
 
ANoun
 
Aな-adjective
 
 
ため
Basic Examples:
ために (due to heavy rain)

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Kiezuu
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(6 months ago)

Using ため means "Because of A" or "Due to A". While ために would be "For A" or "For the sake of A".

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For the purpose/sake of A; in order to A
  1. Because of A; due to A
  2. For the purpose/sake of A; in order to A
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      ために       
I went home in order to change my clothes.
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あなた     ために        
I was born to love you.

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ため
Basic Examples:
けるために (so (I) can go)

あなたため (for you)

ちないために (so (you) don't fall)

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The に is ために cannot be dropped if the ために and main verb are separated (by nouns + particles such as が、に、で、を, etc.)
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1. meaning: な adjective + な + ため・ために
2. meaning: ない form verb + ため ・ ために
(Unicom - Bun no Rule)
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Added!
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Noun + の + ため + の + Noun Verb (plain nonpast) + ため + の + Noun for [the sake of ...] for [the purpose of doing something] N1,N2,N3,N4,N5 は レヴェル,わかりません?
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[quote author=Hzin link=topic_id=5060&post_id=30318#rmsg_30318 date=1379223804]Noun + の + ため + の + Noun Verb (plain nonpast) + ため + の + Noun for [the sake of ...] for [the purpose of doing something] [/quote] Could you please give an example for the two constructions? Thank you!
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テストの is one.. テストをけるための is one along the same lines.
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Thanks for the examples! I couldn't think of any myself, but now I see how the construction works :D
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what is the difference between ため and から for "because"? thanks in advance! :)
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ため is a noun, and you can generally think of it as "purpose" or "reason." It functions grammatically the way nouns normally do, so you can use it with a verb (っているため), an adjective (いため), or a noun + の (のため). When used as part of an adverb phrase giving a reason, it's frequently seen as ために. から is a conjunction - it's a lot more like English "because." Unlike ため, you can use it with です・ます verbs as well as plain form; also unlike ため, it needs to follow です or だ when used with a noun (だから).
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Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up for me できるだけ! It is much appreciated! :)
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I dont see how the example 「のおした。」 has anything to do with this grammar point ;)
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Removed it, thanks!
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Both of the example sentences that go with the Kao pictures on this page are for the second grammar point on the page, even though the first one is shown next to grammar point 1.
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Nuts, how did we accidentally do two for the same grammar expression? :(
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