How to Say ‘Because you've been running’ in Japanese
走ってたから
hashitsu te ta kara
[hah-SHEET teh tah kara]
💬 Usage Tip: 走ってた is the casual, shortened form of 走っていた "was running". The small っ is a held beat. Ending with から "because" gives the reason as the punchline.
Phrase Breakdown
走っ
hashitsu
[hah-SHEET]
run (stem of 走る)
Sound-changed stem of 走る 'to run' before て.
毎朝走っています。
I run every morning.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This て makes the phrase a gentle request or friendly instruction: please take care.
てはお気をつけての終わりです。
て is the ending of お気をつけて.
た
ta
[tah]
was (doing) — casual past continuous
Here the past ending in ていた shortened to てた, meaning 'was doing'.
テレビを見てた。
I was watching TV.
から
kara
[kara]
because
A conjunction or particle meaning 'because' or 'since'.
雨だから行きません。
Because it is raining, I will not go.
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