that's why ~, it means that ~, no wonder ~

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Explanation

Expresses a logical conclusion or realization.

[Plain form] + わけだ

彼は10年間日本に住んでいた。日本語が上手なわけだ。

Kare wa juunenkan Nihon ni sunde ita. Nihongo ga jouzu na wake da.

He lived in Japan for 10 years. No wonder his Japanese is good.

つまり、あなたは反対だというわけですね。

Tsumari, anata wa hantai da to iu wake desu ne.

In other words, you mean you're against it.

わけがない = can't possibly be, わけではない = doesn't mean that.

～ために (tame ni)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~

～のに (noni)

although ~, despite ~, even though ~

～にもかかわらず

despite ~, in spite of ~

～ようになる

come to ~, become able to ~, reach the point where ~

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Last updated: Jan 10

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