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b. gg {TI a)f;&C: /*Czk~Tl $Ht?~r%tvl?,
(Because of illness, I took a day off from the company.)
tb-L:*
c. $$$& {T/ a)r-mz /*C:&TTI ~ ~ a ~ t ~
j
(Because of the power failure we had a difficult time.)
The crucial differences among de, no tame ni, and ni yotte are: first, ni
yotte and no tame ni are more formal than de. That is why abstract
Sino-Japanese words go more harmoniously with the former as shown
in [lla] below:
I b%$Wi9TL
[ll] a. El$OkE4%b {a)k&E/E&=T/??Tl El$?E%B
B7F%;ilzo
(Because of Japan's economic progress, Japanese lan-
guage learners have increased.)
b. El$O&@O%b {a)f:&~z/Cz&.>T/Tl El$%YB
%7M;ilzo
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In [llb] de becomes acceptable, because the inserted no makes the s = N I = -
entire sentence less formal. Secondly, de can be used to mean 'cause'
rather loosely, but ni yotte can be used only when the focus is sharply
placed on a 'cause,' as shown in [12].
[12] a. &D~Lii%3 (T/??a)k&tZ /*E&=TI %%tVtv;~x~
7:
(Because of money problems I quarrelled with my friend.)
b. 9abak1Zk {T/*a)fL&EI*Cz&TT) ?itv~k\b
ia 0
(You are suffering because of a trivial matter, aren't you?)