► 名詞
理由 [りゆう] meaning: reason rank: 1
☆ どういう理由でそんなことをしたんですか？ ⇨ What was the reason you did something like that?
☆ なんでそんな事をしなきゃいけないのか理由が判らない ⇨ I don’t understand why I have to do something like that
More examples:
- 彼に車を使わせて上げる理由など無い ⇨ There is no reason that I should let him use my car
- 変更は理由の如何を問わず認められない ⇨ Changes are not allowed whatever the reason is
- あんな馬鹿を助けてやらなくてはいけない理由など無い ⇨ There is no reason that I have to help an idiot like that
- 以上の理由で私は反対です ⇨ I disagree because of the reasons I have just mentioned
- 彼は何のかんの理由をつけて来ない ⇨ He makes all kinds of excuses and just won’t come
- 医者の前で恥ずかしがる理由は無い ⇨ There is no reason to be embarrassed in front of a doctor
- 時々理由もなく不安になったりすることがある ⇨ Sometimes I get so nervous and scared for no reason
- 理由は何にせよ連絡無しで休むのはいけない ⇨ Whatever the reason is, it is not OK to be absent without notice
- 彼は何のかんのと理由をつけて来ない ⇨ He makes all kinds of excuses and won’t come over
- はっきりした理由は無いけど勘でそう思ったんだ ⇨ There was no clear reason but I just got a hunch
- 彼等の理由には心情的には賛成だが、違法であることには違いない ⇨ Sentimentally I agree with their reasoning, but it is still illegal
- 彼は純粋に科学的な理由でそう言っている ⇨ He is saying that from a purely scientific reason
- 彼は敗戦の理由を淡々と語った ⇨ He calmly talked about the reasons he had lost the game
- 平成天皇は高齢を理由に退位した ⇨ Heisei emperor abdicated due to old age
- 彼は経済的な理由で学校を中退した ⇨ He dropped out of school for an economical reason