ことだからvsものだから

2021-01-23 15:27:49 | Japanese | 2k+ Reads

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ことだから:

Indicates the basis of one's judgment.

Generally, it is noun+のことだから.

For example:

彼のことだからどうせ時間どおりにはこないだろう。

You don't know him? Anyway, he won't come by time.

慎重な山田さんのことだから、そのへんのところまでちゃんと考えてあるとは思うけどね。

It's Mr. Yamada who is cautious, so I think he's thinking about that.

ものだから:

it's because. . . . . .

For example:

駅まであまりに遠かったものだから、タクシーに乗ってしまった。

I took a taxi because it was so far away from me.

私の前を走っている人が転んだものだから、それにつまずいて私もころでしまった。

I was tripped because the person running in front of me fell.

This article was last edited at 2021-01-24 06:17:20