Cause and effect
Core words, Stage 2chunk 41 of 80Reasons and situations
Lets you say what caused something and what it led to.
- gen'incause
- kikkakewhat got it started; trigger; chance
- eikyouinfluence, effect
- koukaeffect; result (of a remedy or effort)
Mix-ups Gen'in is the cause of a problem; kikkake is what got something started.
gen'in
cause
The cause of a problem, illness or accident.
Riyuu is a reason someone gives; gen'in is what made something happen.
kenka no gen'in wa nan datta no?
What started the fight?
喧嘩の原因は何だったの？
kenka no gen'in wa nan deshita ka?
What caused the argument?
喧嘩の原因は何でしたか？
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kikkake
what got it started; trigger; chance
How something began, like a hobby or a relationship; X ga kikkake de = X got it started.
Kikkake wa? = What got you into it? is a standard small-talk question.
nihongo hajimeta kikkake wa anime da yo.
Anime is what got me into Japanese.
日本語始めたきっかけはアニメだよ。
nihongo o hajimeta kikkake wa anime desu.
Anime is what got me into Japanese.
日本語を始めたきっかけはアニメです。
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eikyou
influence, effect
Usually 'X no eikyou de' (because of X) or 'eikyou o ukeru' (be influenced).
Also for weather and events: taifuu no eikyou de = because of the typhoon.
ani no eikyou de gitaa hajimeta.
I took up guitar because of my big brother.
兄の影響でギター始めた。
ani no eikyou de gitaa o hajimemashita.
I took up guitar because of my big brother.
兄の影響でギターを始めました。
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kouka
effect; result (of a remedy or effort)
Kouka ga aru / nai = it works / doesn't work.
The verb kiku (work, take effect) is often used instead.
kono kusuri, zenzen kouka nai.
This medicine isn't working at all.
この薬、全然効果ない。
kono kusuri wa zenzen kouka ga arimasen.
This medicine isn't working at all.
この薬は全然効果がありません。
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