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380 sei
(ii) Sinf *b> (T / @ / etc.) (the same as the relative clause formation)
lit6
#!I 3 $ ?ik@-b1T (because s.0. worked too hard)

su,Sh?hP. K +< fir, C*?
~xgd$~a+baT# S$&A~..~
(I've gained weight because of lack of exercise these days.)
64 t< h <
i=$j$+2$9 k*bT++ii~$$f$E.? 5 Eo
(It is reported that becaue there was little rain, we are going to have a
bad crop of rice this year.)
A
i:
ga*w$@x~$bz < < 2 9 f&
(Due to my age, I suppose, I cannot hear well these days.)
*fir, t 3 I X1 6.
~LP~~~M:~-C*-~P.E~~ t3+jllE&3a~a3$q3+-h.'h ( aw,
(Maybe because I have moved to a new place and the water is differ-
ent, my stomach is uncomfortable these days.)
v31:3 t*j
i$E< a97?abi-EI+2xL-9e7&97&g72 ~-Cb>&*b>
7:
(It is because you work with a computer all day that your eyesight has
deteriorated.)
. .u L-Irw
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@bi h < h53a%&~~a+ba~:$&~
(He often blames others for his own failure (lit. claims that his own
failure is due to others).)
z ;kbi$o)+b~T 6
(This is (due to) no one's fault.)

1. Sei is a dependent noun; therefore, it needs a modifying word, phrase,
or clause.
2. Sei de is used only when the result is undesirable. Thus, (la) is accept-
able but (lb) is unnatural.
(1) a. ~~%FW&~L\T~~Z+VFI&, a 17 &&ts~a~
(Because she is here, I cannot do a lot of work.)