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Formation: N + ゆえ（に） / N + のゆえに; V / い-adj plain form + （が）ゆえ（に）; な-adj / N + である + がゆえに; noun-modifying: N + ゆえの + N

A formal, slightly classical way to give a reason or cause, found in essays, speeches, literature and fixed expressions such as 若さゆえの過ち. It has a heavy, written tone and sounds out of place in casual conversation, where から or ので is used. The がゆえに form often stresses that the reason itself creates the result, sometimes ironically (being famous is exactly why she cannot go out freely). Compare 〜ばかりに, which is always about a bad result and carries regret, and 〜だけに, which means 'all the more because'; 〜ゆえに is a neutral statement of cause. On its own at the start of a sentence, ゆえに means 'therefore', as in logic and mathematics.

Variants: ゆえ、がゆえに、のゆえに、ゆえの

Examples

• 若さゆえの過ちは、誰にでもあるものだ。
  Everyone makes mistakes because of youth.
• 有名であるがゆえに、彼女は自由に街を歩けない。
  Precisely because she is famous, she cannot walk around town freely.
• 家が貧しかったがゆえに、彼は進学を断念した。
  Because his family was poor, he gave up on further education.

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