〜こととて

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('koto-tote');

{
  "id": "koto-tote",
  "pattern": "〜こととて",
  "romaji": "koto tote",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "because; since (as an excuse or apology)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + こととて",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "何分にも不慣れなこととて、至らぬ点があればご容赦ください。",
      "furigana": "{何分|なにぶん}にも{不慣|ふな}れなこととて、{至|いた}らぬ{点|てん}があればご{容赦|ようしゃ}ください。",
      "en": "As I am still new to this, please forgive any shortcomings."
    },
    {
      "ja": "子どものしたこととて、今回ばかりは大目に見てやってください。",
      "furigana": "{子|こ}どものしたこととて、{今回|こんかい}ばかりは{大目|おおめ}に{見|み}てやってください。",
      "en": "It was a child who did it, so please overlook it just this once."
    },
    {
      "ja": "急なこととて、十分なおもてなしもできず失礼いたしました。",
      "furigana": "{急|きゅう}なこととて、{十分|じゅうぶん}なおもてなしもできず{失礼|しつれい}いたしました。",
      "en": "It was all so sudden that I couldn't welcome you properly; please excuse me."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "reason",
    "formal",
    "written"
  ],
  "notes": "Old-fashioned and formal, mainly in apologies or requests for understanding. Often with ぬ (知らぬこととて 'since I didn't know').",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "d4fd2e8ba05dca8e835bbb74b341de9eaa0c6b5076313965d7b3395c7c97ca8b",
    "meanings": [
      "因为",
      "由于"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形／い形容词＋こととて；な形容词词干＋なこととて；名词＋のこととて",
    "explanation": "表示原因，常用于道歉或请求谅解。",
    "notes": "较古旧、正式。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "何分にも不慣れなこととて、至らぬ点があればご容赦ください。",
        "zh": "由于实在不熟练，如有不周之处请见谅。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "子どものしたこととて、今回ばかりは大目に見てやってください。",
        "zh": "这是孩子做的事，请这次就宽容一下吧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "急なこととて、十分なおもてなしもできず失礼いたしました。",
        "zh": "事出突然，未能好好招待您，失礼了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#koto-tote",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "c9cd95df2e16d02aefb0b207d58184c0f6c51bc9e7289639f2e6ddb91f01a399",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}