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Shows a typical trait or characteristic of A
  1. Shows a typical trait or characteristic of A
  2. Because A
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彼 の 先 生 のこと だ か ら 、 次 の 試 験 も 屹 度 難 し い だ ろ う 。 
Seeing that it's that teacher, the next test will surely be hard as well.
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甘 えん 坊 の 妹 のこと だ か ら 、 き ち ん と 一人暮 ら し 出 来 て 居 る の か ど う か 不 安 だ 。 
Given my spoiled little sister, I'm uneasy as to if she can live well enough on her own.
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Ａ 社 の こと だから 、 競 争 に 勝 つ 為 に 、 全 力 で 準 備 し て く る だ ろ う 。 家 も 精 い っ ぱ い 頑 張 ろ う ！ 
Since it's A Corp., they'll give it their all in preparing so they can win the competition. Let's us too do our best!
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こと
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から
Basic Examples:
スーパーマンの事だから (because it's Superman)

Notes
The noun A is often a person.
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Grammar usage notes

"because it's A (which is habitually/usually that way), B... (is likely)"

Meaning/Function: Using Aのことだから, the speaker presents a reason for something, based on what habitually occurs with A.

Source: DIJG p.306-307
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SkyLynx
Level: 163
文法：のことだから

機能：評価　（予想どうり）

形：N（人）のことだから、＿＿＿。

意味：人は（いつも・・・なので、今回も）~だろう。
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猛眼
Level: 1685

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Because A
  1. Shows a typical trait or characteristic of A
  2. Because A
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彼 の 店 のこと だから 、 又 品 切 れ かもしれない よ 。 
Because it's that store, it may still be out of stock.
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子 供 の 言 う こと で す か ら 、 そ ん な に 当 て に し ち ゃ 行 け ま せ ん よ 。 
You mustn't put much stock into it because a child said it.
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ANoun
 
Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective な
 
 
ことだから
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Javona
Level: 1
When using ことだから it says that the meaning "Shows a typical trait or characteristic of A". In the how to use section is says "Noun (person)". Since many user example sentences show non-people nouns (such as Japan, the cold, etc), I just want someone to tell me whether the noun has to refer to a person or not.
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
I haven't (yet) been able to find any official sources that refer to usages outside of people; since the user sentences are unverified, there is no guarantee that the usage there is correct.
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15 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2473
I can't find any verified non-person usages either... I think it is supposed to be regarding a person?
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15 years ago
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phyleeze
Level: 1
I'm studying for N2 and this grammar is new to me, so please take this with a grain of salt. JGram states that it's [i]usually [/i]used with people: http://dev.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=kotodakara But in my book [i]Bunpou Speed Master (J Research publishing)[/i], there's an example sentence: 毎日のことだから、食器洗いは簡単に済ませたいですね。(It's something I have to do everyday, so I'd like to find a way to get the dishes done easily.) This isn't directly about a person, but a daily task. Oh, and ALC has a lot of good examples. :D http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%A0%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89&ref=sa
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Confirmed and updated. Thanks!
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14 years ago
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yappa
Level: 1

In Nihongo Sou matome N1, there is another use of this grammar:

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12 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346

Interesting, thanks! I'll update the page in the next day or so.

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12 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2473

It seems to me that most of the user sentences (including mine) now fall under the second usage of this pattern - is there any way to change what usage a sentence falls under without deleting and re-writing it?

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11 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346

Unfortunately, that functionality does not exist yet. How many sentences, roughly, are we talking?

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11 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2473

I'd say maybe about half of the 30+ sentences there?

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11 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346

I can do a mass move of them, but I unfortunately don't have time to read through all of them - I'd need the id numbers of the ones to be moved (you can see them by right clicking on the comments button, then hitting "inspect element" on Chrome.

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11 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2473

I will have the time to do that in about 10 days... hopefully I'll remember then sweatdrop.gif

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11 years ago
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gdartfow
Level: 2411

I think the first usage also works with な-adjectives, e.g. 必要なことだからだ。 (= because it's necessary.) and nouns require の after them, e.g.: 推測のことだから。。。 (= because it's a guess...)

Also, both of its current example sentences seem to fit better with the second usage.

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5 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346

I've moved a couple of other sentences in place as examples, and adjusted the usage patterns. Thanks!

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5 years ago


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