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I found this sentence in Nihongo Sō-Matome:




A: また太っちゃった。。

B: あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。




Based on my understanding:




A: (you're) fat again...

B: I only eat nothing but sweets.




I do not know why からだよ is there.



Should the translation be: body eats nothing but sweets? Is it ok to remove からだ?










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    I found this sentence in Nihongo Sō-Matome:




    A: また太っちゃった。。

    B: あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。




    Based on my understanding:




    A: (you're) fat again...

    B: I only eat nothing but sweets.




    I do not know why からだよ is there.



    Should the translation be: body eats nothing but sweets? Is it ok to remove からだ?










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      I found this sentence in Nihongo Sō-Matome:




      A: また太っちゃった。。

      B: あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。




      Based on my understanding:




      A: (you're) fat again...

      B: I only eat nothing but sweets.




      I do not know why からだよ is there.



      Should the translation be: body eats nothing but sweets? Is it ok to remove からだ?










      share|improve this question
















      I found this sentence in Nihongo Sō-Matome:




      A: また太っちゃった。。

      B: あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。




      Based on my understanding:




      A: (you're) fat again...

      B: I only eat nothing but sweets.




      I do not know why からだよ is there.



      Should the translation be: body eats nothing but sweets? Is it ok to remove からだ?







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          First off, I think you got the actors the wrong way round.




          A また太っちゃった。
          I ended up getting fat again.

          B あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。
          That's because you eat nothing but sweets.




          Can you remove からだ? Grammatically you can, but it wouldn't sound natural in the same way that this English exchange would sound slightly awkward:




          A) I ended up getting fat again.

          B) You eat nothing but sweets.




          B's reply doesn't feel like part of the conversation does it? It just sounds like a random statement of fact.



          Edit: I've just realised your problem. You thought からだ was 体 meaning body. But it isn't. It is から meaning 'because' plus the copula だ.






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          • Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

            – Shiniboi
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          First off, I think you got the actors the wrong way round.




          A また太っちゃった。
          I ended up getting fat again.

          B あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。
          That's because you eat nothing but sweets.




          Can you remove からだ? Grammatically you can, but it wouldn't sound natural in the same way that this English exchange would sound slightly awkward:




          A) I ended up getting fat again.

          B) You eat nothing but sweets.




          B's reply doesn't feel like part of the conversation does it? It just sounds like a random statement of fact.



          Edit: I've just realised your problem. You thought からだ was 体 meaning body. But it isn't. It is から meaning 'because' plus the copula だ.






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          • Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

            – Shiniboi
            17 hours ago
















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          First off, I think you got the actors the wrong way round.




          A また太っちゃった。
          I ended up getting fat again.

          B あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。
          That's because you eat nothing but sweets.




          Can you remove からだ? Grammatically you can, but it wouldn't sound natural in the same way that this English exchange would sound slightly awkward:




          A) I ended up getting fat again.

          B) You eat nothing but sweets.




          B's reply doesn't feel like part of the conversation does it? It just sounds like a random statement of fact.



          Edit: I've just realised your problem. You thought からだ was 体 meaning body. But it isn't. It is から meaning 'because' plus the copula だ.






          share|improve this answer
























          • Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

            – Shiniboi
            17 hours ago














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          First off, I think you got the actors the wrong way round.




          A また太っちゃった。
          I ended up getting fat again.

          B あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。
          That's because you eat nothing but sweets.




          Can you remove からだ? Grammatically you can, but it wouldn't sound natural in the same way that this English exchange would sound slightly awkward:




          A) I ended up getting fat again.

          B) You eat nothing but sweets.




          B's reply doesn't feel like part of the conversation does it? It just sounds like a random statement of fact.



          Edit: I've just realised your problem. You thought からだ was 体 meaning body. But it isn't. It is から meaning 'because' plus the copula だ.






          share|improve this answer













          First off, I think you got the actors the wrong way round.




          A また太っちゃった。
          I ended up getting fat again.

          B あまいものばかり食べているからだよ。
          That's because you eat nothing but sweets.




          Can you remove からだ? Grammatically you can, but it wouldn't sound natural in the same way that this English exchange would sound slightly awkward:




          A) I ended up getting fat again.

          B) You eat nothing but sweets.




          B's reply doesn't feel like part of the conversation does it? It just sounds like a random statement of fact.



          Edit: I've just realised your problem. You thought からだ was 体 meaning body. But it isn't. It is から meaning 'because' plus the copula だ.







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          • Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

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          • Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

            – Shiniboi
            17 hours ago

















          Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

          – Shiniboi
          17 hours ago





          Thank you very much! Yes I thought it was 'body' so I am confused.

          – Shiniboi
          17 hours ago


















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