N1 Cause, Reason, and Basis

~故ゆえに / ~故ゆえの / ~故ゆえだ: meaning, usage and examples

~故ゆえに / ~故ゆえの / ~故ゆえだ means: because... / due to... (formal).

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Examples

1. 若わかさ故ゆえに、無謀むぼうな挑戦ちょうせんをしてしまうことがある。

   Because of youth, one sometimes takes on reckless challenges.

2. それは彼かれが優やさしすぎたが故ゆえの悲劇ひげきだった。

   That was a tragedy that came from his being too kind.

3. 貧まずしさ故ゆえに、学校がっこうに通かよえない子供こどもが今いまも大勢おおぜいいる。

   Many children still cannot go to school because of poverty.

4. 人ひとは、愛あいするが故ゆえに相手あいてを傷きずつけてしまうこともある。

   People sometimes hurt others precisely because they love them.

When to use it

A formal way to give a cause or reason, "because of" or "due to." 故ゆえに links clauses, 故ゆえの modifies a noun, and 故ゆえだ ends a sentence. Example: 若わかさ故ゆえに、無謀むぼうなことをしてしまう (people do reckless things because of their youth). The form with が (愛あいするが故ゆえに) is especially common after verbs.

Nuance

Literary and formal: essays, speeches, novels, song lyrics. It often explains a regrettable or ironic result of a quality (youth, poverty, love). In conversation it sounds stiff. The sentence-initial 故ゆえに means "therefore" in logic and math.

Compare

ために and から are the everyday ways to give a reason: 若わかいから無理むりをする. 故ゆえに is the written, weightier version. ばかりに stresses an unlucky cause: 嘘うそをついたばかりに信用しんようを失うしなった. 故ゆえに is neutral about luck.

Tip: After a verb or い-adjective, add が: 愛あいするが故ゆえに, 貧まずしいが故ゆえに. After a noun, the の is optional: 若わかさ故ゆえに.