There are many many controversial topics in Japanese linguistics. And I
believe that the "Because" is also one of them. Recently, I've been struggling
between _から_ and _ので_ so hard...But I think I've got them a little bit from
the former topics. And _boom_ , today at class, my teacher gave me another
not-really-new "Because"- **_理由のて型_** - **_"Because" of te-form._**

Can anyone give me some ideas how can I use it when we've got a lot of
troubles with _から_ and _ので_? And I've also heard that _ために_ also has the
meaning of "Because" too... But I haven't learnt _ために_ yet...So please, just
focus on the **_"Because" of te-form._** Thanks in advance!
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"Because" in Japanese!
If you separate a sentence in two (S1 and S2), you can use the te-form of the
verbs to express reason or cause, where S1 is the reason or cause for S2, two
events that occur sequentially, by consequence.

Examples of _A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar_ book:

1. ワインを飲みすぎて頭が痛い。= I've drunk too much wine and have a headache.

2. このスープは辛くて飲めない。= This soup is salty (or (spicy) hot) and I can't drink/eat it.

3. 私はテニスが大好きでよく友達とする。= I love tennis and often play with my friends.

As you can note, te-form don't have exactly the same meaning as から and ので,
that are usually used to explain a reason for something, I think is more about
a way to show a consequence of a action or state.

Both forms has a lot of different meanings and usages, you will get used with
them with time and continuous study. I'm trying as well xD
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