Because her teaching method is unreliable with 〜ので
Grammar Explanation: Objective reason with 〜ので
At a library study session, Cocoa atonishes to learn Cocoa’s the one tutoring Chiya.
- シャロ:
- 「それならココアがチノちゃんに教えてあげればよかったんじゃない？」
- “Then shouldn't you have taught Chino yourself, Cocoa?”
- チノ:
- 「ココアさんは教え方がアレなので頼りになりません」
- “Cocoa is unreliable because of her method of teaching.”
- Literal: “Because Cocoa-san's way of teaching is, well, that, she isn't reliable.”
Key Points
1アレなので gives the reason Cocoa is unreliable
- Chino avoids a blunt criticism with アレ, so アレなので means “because her teaching method is, well, like that”.
2なの connects a noun-like description to ので
- アレ behaves as a noun here, so it takes な before ので. The result follows as 頼りになりません.
3教え方 focuses on the method
- 教え方 means “way of teaching”. Chino criticizes how Cocoa teaches rather than Cocoa’s knowledge.
4教えてあげればよかったんじゃない？ challenges Cocoa’s choice
- 〜ばよかった says teaching Chino herself would have been the better alternative. んじゃない？ turns that judgment into a pointed question.
See Also
- Grammar: Objective reason with 〜ので
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Grammar: Doing for someone with 〜てあげる
- Future entry: Hypothetical condition with 〜ば
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