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〜おかげで

thanks to (a good result)

Noun + のおかげで · Plain form + おかげで (な-adj + な)

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おかげで gives the cause of something good, with a note of gratitude: 先生のおかげで合格できました, "thanks to my teacher, I passed". After a noun it takes の; after a verb or adjective it follows the plain form directly: 薬を飲んだおかげで, 天気がよかったおかげで.

Its opposite is せいで, which blames the cause for something bad. Picking the wrong one changes the whole feeling of the sentence.

おかげさまで is a set phrase for answering "how are you?" or "how did it go?": はい、おかげさまで, "fine, thank you". It thanks the other person politely, even if they didn't do anything in particular.

Used for a bad result, おかげで turns sarcastic: 君のおかげで遅刻したよ, "thanks a lot, you made me late".

Examples

  • 先生せんせいのおかげで、試験しけんに合格ごうかくできました。

    Thanks to my teacher, I was able to pass the exam.

  • 薬くすりを飲のんだおかげで、熱ねつが下さがった。

    Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down.

  • 友達ともだちが手伝てつだってくれたおかげで、早はやく終おわりました。

    Because my friend helped me, I finished early.

  • 天気てんきがよかったおかげで、楽たのしい旅行りょこうになりました。

    Thanks to the good weather, it turned into a fun trip.

  • 「お元気げんきですか。」「はい、おかげさまで。」

    "How are you?" "Fine, thank you."

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