Because I won't be hugging you with 〜ので
Grammar Explanation: Objective reason with 〜ので
On the topic of Chino’s height, Rize says it would be funny if Chino outgrew Cocoa, as this would put Cocoa on the receiving end of affection. Cocoa is fine with this.
- チノ:
- 「あ 私抱きついたりとかしないので大丈夫です」
- “It will be all right because I won't do things like hugging you.”
- Literal: “Ah, because I won't do things like hugging you, it's okay.”
Key Points
1しないので gives Chino’s reason
- 抱きついたりとかしないので means “because I will not do things like hug you”. The clause after ので, 大丈夫です, gives her conclusion.
2〜たりとか presents hugging as one example
- 抱きついたりとか groups hugging with similar displays of affection, and しない negates the group.
3大丈夫です gives Chino’s conclusion
- Chino says Cocoa need not worry about being smothered with affection because Chino does not plan to act that way.
Vocabulary
私 (I)
私 means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.
大丈夫 (All right)
大丈夫 means all right, okay, safe, or no problem. It is a common word of reassurance.
See Also
- Grammar: Objective reason with 〜ので
- Kanji: Privacy and self with 私
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