View Single Post
(#8 (permalink))
Old
Sashimister's Avatar
Sashimister (Offline)
他力本願
 
Posts: 1,258
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Tokyo, Japan
06-25-2010, 11:35 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by StueyT View Post
Thanks guys,

So から is rarely used? I haven't learnt about ので yet but I've heard it's only used for past tenses? If so, what would you use in the present/future?
から is used very often but in more casual conversation.

Both ので/から are used regardless of the tense of the sentence.

The point I was trying to make is that Japanese-learners often use から even though the sentences they form tend to be at least semi-formal. I'm not necessarily saying it's "incorrect" to use から in those sentences but native listeners/readers rarely miss these and will feel "funny". You will feel the same if I used "'cuz" instead of "because" in a formal speech.
Reply With Quote