なので
なので
conjunction
so; therefore; because (it) is
1.
so; therefore; and so
At the start of a sentence, なので links to the previous statement and introduces its result or conclusion, much like "so" or "that's why" in English.
なので、行きません。
So, I won't go.
なので、今日は早く寝ます。
So, I'll go to bed early today.
雨が降っている。なので、試合は中止だ。
It's raining. So the match is canceled.
2.
because (it) is; since (it) is
Following a noun or na-adjective, なので gives a reason (the copula な plus the particle ので). It states a cause more softly and politely than だから.
休みなので、出かけます。
Since it's a day off, I'll go out.
静かなので、よく眠れる。
Because it's quiet, I can sleep well.
初めてなので、少し緊張しています。
Because it's my first time, I'm a little nervous.
Sentence-initial なので (sense 1) is common in casual writing and speech, though some prescriptivists dislike starting a sentence with it; in formal writing そのため or したがって is preferred.
After a noun or na-adjective (sense 2), use な before ので: 学生なので, 元気なので. After plain-form verbs and i-adjectives, use ので alone: 行くので, 高いので.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- だから: so; therefore — more assertive and blunt than なので
- なのに: even though; and yet — same な + のに, but expresses contrast, not reason