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A girl forgot to do her homework and mum catches her out of bed:

> 「まる子っ、もう寝なさい」 Maruko, go to bed now!  
>  「うん、もうすぐ寝る **から** 」 Yes, I'll go to bed very soon ( _because_ )

I don't understand the function of から here. At first I thought it should be an
unfinished excuse for why she is out of bed, but I thought that would be
もうすぐ寝るが... Then I thought it could be "I will go to bed soon (rather than now)
because (I have to finish my homework), but から is on the wrong clause for that
to work. I'm out of ideas.
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grammar particle-から
Function of から in this conversation
> 「うん、もうすぐ[寝]{ね}る **から** 。」

「から」 here is used like a sentence-ending particle, and that is one very common
usage of the word in **_informal speech_**.

We use 「から」 this way to **_make an announcement and see how the other person
would react_**. More often than not, the speaker simply expects that reaction
to be along the lines of 「わかった」、「じゃあいい」、「それならいい」、etc., which would be the
Japanese equivalents of "Alright, then!" or "Okay, then!" In other words, this
「から」 is **_not_** really used when one knows that one's statement would cause
a further argument.

> "Right, I'll hit the sack in a minute!"

In this particular line by Maruko, the nuance of 「から」 would be like saying
**_"Don't you worry!"_** without saying it.

In other situations, however, the から-ending can be used to make stronger
statements of warning, determination, etc. as in:

「[死]{し}んでも[許]{ゆる}さない **から** ！」 "I won't forgive you even if I die!"

「ママに[言]{い}いつけてやる **から** ！」 "I'll tell Mom on you!"

EDIT: Similar example sentences can be found in Definition #3 in [this
dictionary](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/je/13634/meaning/m0u/%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89/)
as well.
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