〜きっかけで

Formation

N3ReasonNeutral
Ta-Form
Verb
ことがきっかけで
Dict. Form
Noun
がきっかけで / をきっかけに
Variations
をきっかけにして

Meaning

Indicates that a certain action or event became the motivation or start for something else.

Examples

友人の誘いがきっかけで、日本語の勉強を始めました。

I started studying Japanese after being invited by a friend.

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