Question

한국 사람들은 김치를 많이 먹어. 김치가 우리를 건강하게 하기 때문이야 In situations when the effect has already been expressed elsewhere, the separate sentence describing the reason can be rounded off by (-기) 때문이-.One particular application of (-기) 때문이- is in expressions like 'A하는 이유는 B(기) 때문이-'. Such phrases can be translated as 'The reason [of] A [occurring] is because of B'.

Accepted Answer

Koreans eat a lot of kimchi. It is because it keeps us healthy

Front	한국 사람들은 김치를 많이 먹어. 김치가 우리를 건강하게 하기 때문이야
Back	Koreans eat a lot of kimchi. It is because it keeps us healthy
Notes	In situations when the effect has already been expressed elsewhere, the separate sentence describing the reason can be rounded off by (-기) 때문이-. One particular application of (-기) 때문이- is in expressions like 'A하는 이유는 B(기) 때문이-'. Such phrases can be translated as 'The reason [of] A [occurring] is because of B'.

Reason 기 한국 사람들은 김치를 많이 먹어 김치가