〜ことだし

Pattern

〜ことだし

Level

N3

Meaning

for one thing (among other reasons), since

Attaches to

Plain form

Nuance & register

Used when giving one main reason to propose something, implying other reasons exist.

Example

天気もいいことだし、散歩に行こう。

Easily confused with

〜から (Conflated with 〜から; 〜ことだし implies there are other unstated reasons as well, making the suggestion softer than a direct 〜から.)

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