〜せいで

Formation

N3ReasonNeutral
Verb
I-adj
/Na-adj
/Noun
せいで

Meaning

Used to describe the cause of a negative result or an unfortunate situation.

Examples

電車が遅れたせいで、会議に間に合わなかった。

Due to the train being late, I didn't make it to the meeting.

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