JLPT N5 grammar

〜からmeaning and usage

Meaning

Gives a reason, meaning “because” or “since,” or marks a starting point in time or place, meaning “from” or “since.”

How to form it

  • plain form/polite form (です/ます)から
  • noun/な-adjective (stem)だから
  • nounから

How it is used

As “because”, it follows a clause and gives the speaker's own reason; requests, orders or intentions can follow, and it is more casual and direct than 「ので」. As “from”, it follows a noun: 「九時から」.

Examples

  1. 彼は、成功したベンチャービジネスの社長だから、すごい金持ちに違いない。

    He is the president of a successful startup, so he must be very rich.

  2. 雨だから、タクシーで帰りましょう。

    It's raining, so let's take a taxi home.

  3. 東京から電車で来ました。

    I came from Tokyo by train.

About the example In 社長だから, から follows だ after the noun 社長 and gives the reason for the conclusion that he must be rich.