JLPT N1 grammar

〜ゆえにmeaning and usage

Meaning

Because of A

How to form it

  • noun（の）ゆえ（に）/ゆえのnoun
  • verb (plain form)/い-adjective（が）ゆえ（に）
  • な-adjective (stem)/nounである（が）ゆえ（に）
  • ゆえにsentence

How it is used

Written: 'because of A', stiffer and more formal than 「ため」; 「〜がゆえに」 is more emphatic. At the start of a sentence, 「ゆえに」 means 'therefore', mostly in arguments and mathematical proofs.

Examples

  1. 彼はその病気ゆえに苦労したこともあったという。

    Reportedly, he sometimes suffered hardships because of that illness.

  2. 慣れない土地ゆえの苦労もあったが、今ではすっかりなじんだ。

    Being in an unfamiliar place brought its hardships, but now I've settled in completely.

  3. 真面目すぎるがゆえに、彼は冗談を本気にしてしまう。

    Because he is too earnest, he takes jokes seriously.