JLPT N4 grammar
〜ため(に): meaning and usage
Meaning
- Because of A; due to A
- For the purpose/sake of A; in order to A
How to form it
- verb (dictionary form)ため(に)
- nounのため(に)
- verb (plain form)/い-adjectiveため(に)
- な-adjective (stem)なため(に)
How it is used
With a volitional verb in the dictionary form, or a noun+「の」, it gives a purpose: in order to A (non-volitional verbs take 「ように」). After other plain forms it gives a cause, more formal than 「ので」.
Examples
休校は雪のためであった。
The closing of school was due to the snow.
日本の大学に入るために、毎日勉強しています。
I'm studying every day in order to get into a Japanese university.
事故があったため、電車が三十分遅れました。
Because of an accident, the train was thirty minutes late.