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How to Say ‘Because I stayed last year, and the service was very good.’ in Japanese

去年泊まって、サービスがとても良かったからです。

kyonen tomatsu te saabisu ga totemo yokatsu ta kara desu

[KYOH-nen toh-MAHT teh SAH-bee-soo ga toh-TEH-moh yoh-KAHT tah kara desu]

Phrase Breakdown

去年泊まって、

kyonen tomatsu te

I stayed last year, and...

去年 (last year) + the te-form 泊まって (stayed), linking to the reason that follows. Say 'kyonen tomatte'.

Example

去年泊まって、よく眠れました。

I stayed there last year and slept well.

Words in this phrase

去年

kyonen

[KYOH-nen]

last year

Time noun for the previous year.

Example

去年日本に来ました。

I came to Japan last year.

泊まっ

tomatsu

[toh-MAHT]

stay (overnight)

Stem of 泊まる, to stay at a hotel or lodging.

Example

ホテルに泊まった。

I stayed at a hotel.

て

[teh]

and; -te form

A linking form used to connect verbs to following grammar, such as progressive or polite forms.

Example

仕事を探している人と話しました。

I spoke with a person who is looking for work.

サービスが

saabisu ga

the service (as subject)

サービス (service) + が (subject marker). Say 'sābisu ga'.

Example

サービスが早いです。

The service is fast.

Words in this phrase

サービス

saabisu

[SAH-bee-soo]

service

Loanword for 'service'; can also mean something given free of charge.

Example

このホテルはサービスがいいです。

This hotel has good service.

が

[ga]

subject marker

A particle marking the subject of the sentence.

Example

興味がある分野を教えてください。

Please tell me the field you are interested in.

とても良かったからです。

totemo yokatsu ta kara desu

because it was very good

とても (very) + 良かった (was good) + からです (it's because). This is the reason given in the answer. Say 'totemo yokatta kara desu'.

Example

料理がとても良かったからです。

It's because the food was very good.

Words in this phrase

とても

totemo

[toh-TEH-moh]

very

Adverb that strengthens adjectives.

Example

とても面白いです。

It's very interesting.

良かっ

yokatsu

[yoh-KAHT]

was good

Past stem of いい/良い, good.

Example

天気が良かったです。

The weather was good.

た

[tah]

past tense ending

This ending completes the polite past tense form.

Example

空席がございました。

There were vacant seats.

から

kara

[kara]

because

Used to provide a reason for something.

Example

疲れたから、早く寝ました。

Because I was tired, I went to bed early.

です

desu

[desu]

is; polite ending

A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.

Example

キャンセルしたいです。

I want to cancel.

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