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「Learn Japanese」 なりに as “in one’s own way/style"
なりに is a grammar form used directly after NOUN words to mean “in NOUN’s own way/style.” It is used when that way or style can be emphasized for the situation. The particle に is a part of this construction as verb actions usually follow the grammar pattern, however the alternative なりの form used to modify nouns also exists.
Example(s):
僕は僕なりに人生観を持っている。
Boku wa boku nari ni jinseikan wo motte iru.
(I have my own way of viewing life.)自分なりにここまで頑張ってきた。
Jibun nari ni kokomade ganbatte kita.
(Up to this point, I have worked hard in my own special way.)あの経験は理想的じゃなかったがそれなりに価値があった。
Ano keiken wa risouteki jyanakatta ga sore nari ni kachi ga atta.
(That experience was not ideal, but it had value in and of itself.)彼女は親の言いなりになって来た人だ。
Kanojo wa oya no iinari ni natte kita hito da.
(She’s someone who has lived exactly the way her parents have told her to.)猫は猫なりの愛情表現をする。
Neko wa neko nari no aijyou hyougen wo suru.
(Cats have their own way of showing affection.)
～もんですから/ものですから = ‘because ~’
This pattern is used to present a reason for a situation. It is often used to give a reason for a situation where the speaker feels sorry for what happened, but where the consequence was unavoidable because of the reason he/she gives.
先生：どうしたんですか。ずいぶんおそいですね。
学生：すみません。出かけようとしっところに家から電話がかかったものですから。
→Teacher: What happened? You are late!
→Student: I am sorry. It’s because my parents called me just when I was about to leave the home.
学生（女）：どうしたの。三十分も待ったのよ。
学生（男）：ごめん、ごめん。車で来たから、道がものすごくこんでいたもんだから。
→Female student: What happened? I’ve been waiting for half an hour?
→Male student: Sorry! I came by car but the traffic was incredibly heavy [so I couldn't help being late].
V (plain past) ものだ = ‘used to V’
[V (plain, past) ものだ] is used to express something one used to do in the past, to reminisce about the past.
子供のころは、よく弟けんかをしたものだ。
→I used to fight with my brother a lot when I was a child.
大学時代は、よく遊びよく勉強したものだ。
→I used to play hard and study hard in my college days.
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