Because of A, B
A is marked as the blame or cause of something happening.
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交通渋滞の所為でコンサートに間に合いませんでした。
Because of the traffic jam, I didn't make it to the concert on time.
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彼女が私を騙した所為で、別れなければ成らなかった。
We had to break up, because she deceived me.
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今日10時間仕事を為た所為で家に帰ってから直ぐに寝ました。
I went to sleep as soon as I got home because I worked for ten hours today.
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天気の所為で肉祭りは中止に成りました。
Due to the weather, the meat festival was suspended.
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強風の所為で、電車が遅れることがある。
There are times when the train is late due to strong winds.
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外は寒いのに、電車の中は暖房の所為で暑すぎた。
Even though it was cold outside, it was too hot in the train car because of the heater.
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強風の所為で多くのリンゴは木から落とされた。
Because of the strong winds many apples fell from the trees.
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Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Usage of で, か, and に
When か is used after せい, the result B is believed to be caused by A, but there is sone uncertainty.
When で comes after せい, the result B is always undesirable, and is outside of the control of the speaker.
に is used if せい comes before a verb such as する.
風邪を引いた所為か、学校を休みました。(correct)
They didn't go to school, perhaps because they caught a cold.
雨の所為で外で遊べませんでした。(correct)
I couldn't play outside because of the rain.
此れは貴方の所為に為る。(correct)
I'll blame you for this.
Related Expressions
おかげで
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
"A せいで B" = "It's because of A, that result B (which is bad) happened"
"A せいか B" = "It's probably because of A, that result B (which can be good or bad) happened"
If one wants to be sarcastic, they can replace "A せいで B" with "A おかげで B" to get "Thanks to A, result B (which is bad) happened". (Normally, if one was not being sarcastic, "A おかげで B" would be "Thanks to A, result B (which is good) happened")
"A せいか B" = "It's probably because of A, that result B (which can be good or bad) happened"
If one wants to be sarcastic, they can replace "A せいで B" with "A おかげで B" to get "Thanks to A, result B (which is bad) happened". (Normally, if one was not being sarcastic, "A おかげで B" would be "Thanks to A, result B (which is good) happened")
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