Wednesday, November 22, 2017

grammar - Is the で here connecting the two sentences or does it act as a context particle?



Is the で after おかげ a て-form or the context particle?



友達のおかげで、映画はただで見られた。




Answer




友達のおかげ、映画はただで見られた。



It's the case particle で. It's not the te-form of a verb because おかげ is not a verb but a noun: the polite prefix お + a noun 陰. The で is not the 連用形(continuative form) of the assertive auxiliary だ either, because your sentence is not two sentences 「友達のおかげだった。そして映画はただで見られた。」


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