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おかげで

おかげでokage deN4neutral

savor + thanks to

ajiwau okage de

thanks to; because of N — crediting a welcome result to N

meaning: thanks to

Related

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜おかげで
  • 味あじわうおかげで

ここまで来こられたのは、みんなが支ささえてくれたおかげだ。

koko made korareta no wa, minna ga sasaete kureta okage da.

That I have made it this far is thanks to everyone's support. neutral

友達ともだちが手伝てつだってくれたおかげで、早はやく終おわったよ。

tomodachi ga tetsudatte kureta okage de, hayaku owatta yo.

Thanks to my friend helping out, I finished early. casual

Same meaning1

thanks to; because of (credit vs. blame)

All examples6

thanks to; because of — a cause credited for a welcome result

  1. 薬くすりのおかげで、熱ねつが下さがった。

    kusuri no okage de, netsu ga sagatta.

    My fever came down thanks to the medicine. neutral

  2. 友達ともだちが手伝てつだってくれたおかげで、早はやく終おわったよ。

    tomodachi ga tetsudatte kureta okage de, hayaku owatta yo.

    Thanks to my friend helping out, I finished early. casual

  3. 先生せんせいが丁寧ていねいに教おしえてくれたおかげで、試験しけんに合格ごうかくできた。

    sensei ga teinei ni oshiete kureta okage de, shiken ni goukaku dekita.

    Thanks to the teacher's careful teaching, I was able to pass the exam. neutral

  4. おかげさまで、無事ぶじにプロジェクトを終おえることができました。

    okagesamade, buji ni purojekuto o oeru koto ga dekimashita.

    Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to bring the project to a successful close. formal

it is thanks to — closes the sentence, naming the cause

  1. ここまで来こられたのは、みんなが支ささえてくれたおかげだ。

    koko made korareta no wa, minna ga sasaete kureta okage da.

    That I have made it this far is thanks to everyone's support. neutral

  2. 助たすかったよ。全部ぜんぶ、君きみのおかげだ。

    tasukatta yo. zenbu, kimi no okage da.

    You saved me. It's all thanks to you. casual

How it's formed3

All forms3

  • おかげさまでokagesamadealternant

    a set greeting, not a live おかげで. Names no cause, and takes nothing in front of it.

  • as the predicateおかげだokageda

    味あじわうおかげだ

  • as the predicate, politeおかげですokagedesu

    味あじわうおかげです

Notes

おかげさまで opens or closes a greeting, thanking nobody specific (おかげさまで元気げんきです). おかげで can turn sarcastic with a bad result (寝坊ねぼうしたおかげで遅刻ちこくだ).