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〜おかげで

N3
okage de

thanks to; because of (good result)

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + おかげで

Chinese meanings

多亏;幸亏

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词/な形容词+な/名词+の+おかげで

Chinese usage

表示某原因带来好结果,常含感谢之意。

Chinese notes

也可反讽地用于坏结果;せいで通常表示归咎。

Examples

  • 先せん輩ぱいが手て伝つだってくれたおかげで、仕し事ごとが早はやく終おわった。
    Thanks to my senior colleague's help, the work was finished early.
    多亏前辈帮忙,工作提前完成了。
  • 薬くすりが効きいたおかげで、熱ねつが下さがった。
    Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down.
    多亏药起了作用,烧退了。
  • 駅えきが近ちかいおかげで、雨あめの日ひも楽らくに通つう勤きんできる。
    Because the station is close by, commuting is easy even on rainy days.
    多亏车站近,下雨天通勤也很方便。

Notes

Cause of a good result, with a feeling of gratitude. Sometimes used sarcastically for a bad result (君のおかげで遅刻したよ). Compare 〜せいで (blame).

#reason#result#emotion

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('okage-de');
{
  "id": "okage-de",
  "pattern": "〜おかげで",
  "romaji": "okage de",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "thanks to; because of (good result)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + おかげで",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "先輩が手伝ってくれたおかげで、仕事が早く終わった。",
      "furigana": "{先輩|せんぱい}が{手伝|てつだ}ってくれたおかげで、{仕事|しごと}が{早|はや}く{終|お}わった。",
      "en": "Thanks to my senior colleague's help, the work was finished early."
    },
    {
      "ja": "薬が効いたおかげで、熱が下がった。",
      "furigana": "{薬|くすり}が{効|き}いたおかげで、{熱|ねつ}が{下|さ}がった。",
      "en": "Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down."
    },
    {
      "ja": "駅が近いおかげで、雨の日も楽に通勤できる。",
      "furigana": "{駅|えき}が{近|ちか}いおかげで、{雨|あめ}の{日|ひ}も{楽|らく}に{通勤|つうきん}できる。",
      "en": "Because the station is close by, commuting is easy even on rainy days."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "reason",
    "result",
    "emotion"
  ],
  "notes": "Cause of a good result, with a feeling of gratitude. Sometimes used sarcastically for a bad result (君のおかげで遅刻したよ). Compare 〜せいで (blame).",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "3f2f77aad28e3f53f5866de2a8f55eee011e2e734166b9554929710b338546db",
    "meanings": [
      "多亏",
      "幸亏"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词/な形容词+な/名词+の+おかげで",
    "explanation": "表示某原因带来好结果,常含感谢之意。",
    "notes": "也可反讽地用于坏结果;せいで通常表示归咎。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "先輩が手伝ってくれたおかげで、仕事が早く終わった。",
        "zh": "多亏前辈帮忙,工作提前完成了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "薬が効いたおかげで、熱が下がった。",
        "zh": "多亏药起了作用,烧退了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "駅が近いおかげで、雨の日も楽に通勤できる。",
        "zh": "多亏车站近,下雨天通勤也很方便。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#okage-de",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "7d1e8eb20d0b288da1218788567a81065081baabeb0852541f5c67001fac3a22"
  }
}