なので

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (informal, contraction) なんで (nande)

Etymology

な (na, attributive form (連体形) of auxiliary verb だ (da) or copula particle used after the adjective verbs (形容動詞)) + ので (node, particle of resultative conjunction).

Phrase

なので • (na node) 

1. because, as, since, due to because

   Synonyms: だから (da kara), であるから (de aru kara)

   雨(あめ)なので傘(かさ)を差(さ)します。

   Ame nanode kasa o sashimasu.

   Since it's raining, I put up an umbrella.

2. (colloquial, informal) so, because so, therefore [from late 20th c.]

   雨(あめ)です。なので傘(かさ)を差(さ)します。

   Ame desu. Nanode kasa o sashimasu.

   It's raining. So I put up an umbrella.

Antonyms

• なのに (na noni, contrastive conjunction)

Related terms

• なの (na no)
• なのだ (na no da)
• なのです (na no desu)