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으)니까 Reasoning I Lot 아/어서 Express Subjective Speaker's

Front 자유 시간이 많으니까 컴퓨터 게임 많이 하게 돼
Back Since I have a lot of free time, I play a lot of computer games
Notes While -아/어서 marks natural consequence,-(으)니까 is used to express subjective reasoning based on the speaker's own judgement. -(으)니까 is often used to express reasoning for the speaker's personal choice.

The subjective reasoning expressed by -(으)니까 allows to use it in sentences where the second clause is a command, request, suggestion, or proposal. Consequential -아/어서 can only be used in statements. -(으)니까 cannot be used in expressions of apology or gratefulness.

Unlike -아/어서, -(으)니까 can be affixed by tense markers and can be followed by the topic particle -은/는.

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