D05
core
Relations
Logical relations
Cause Link
Why did it happen? What caused it?
basic
Causal clause
Cause phrase
Because
Due to
의미
A relation that explains the reason, cause, trigger, source, or motivating factor behind an event or state.
알아보는 방법
Ask what made the event happen.
예시
단어
because|since|due to|therefore
구문
because of the rain|since I was tired
문장
We stayed home because it was raining.
Visual guide
Basic shape
CAUSE → EVENT/STATE rain → stayed home We stayed home because it rained. Ask: Why did it happen?
Compare shape
Same cause link, different grammar: EVENT because CAUSE because CAUSE, EVENT EVENT due to CAUSE CAUSE-marker → EVENT All answer: Why?
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
한국어
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Cause can be expressed with -아서/어서, 때문에, 왜냐하면 and other connectors.
비가 와서 집에 있었어요.
Because rain came, I stayed home.
학습 언어에서는
영어
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
English marks cause with because, since, as, due to, because of, and other connectors.
I stayed home because it rained.
because it rained = cause
자주 하는 실수
Learners may overuse because or confuse because/because of/due to.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.