～きっかけ: Reasons and Causes!

Introduction

Welcome!

The main catalyst for today's lesson is that a bunch of MaruMori-ers have been going around spreading false rumours like, "I don't know how to express my reason for doing something. If I ever go to Japan, I'm cooked, because someone is surely going to ask me why I came to Japan."

I think you all have more than enough ways to express your reasons for doing something, but there actually is another important reason-giving point we have yet to cover...

〜きっかけ: The impetus for your foolishness

構成こうせい

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  Noun/nominalized verbをきっかけ(に・として・にして）

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  Noun/nominalized verbがきっかけ(で・となって・になって)

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  Some casual past/present verbsきっかけ

  Example:
  → アニメがきっかけとなって日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしている人ひとが多おおいです。
  "There are a lot of people who are studying Japanese because of anime.”