けん

Hakata: Giving a Reason

Level 2Sounds Like kenRegional Speech

けん connects a reason to its consequence in casual Fukuoka/Hakata speech.

How It Works

時間がないけん、急ごう puts the lack of time first and the suggestion second. A noun predicate such as 休み uses 休みやけん.

Keep tense and negation in the reason clause. Do not replace every occurrence of から, which can also mark a starting point rather than a reason.

This is a contemporary conversational regional option. The register of the complete exchange still decides whether shared polite grammar is more suitable.

Examples (3)

  1. 時間がないけん、急ごう。

    We do not have time, so let us hurry.

  2. 明日は休みやけん、ゆっくりできる。

    Tomorrow is a day off, so I can take it easy.

  3. 雨が降りよるけん、傘を持っていこう。

    It is raining, so let us take an umbrella.

How It Connects

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けんLevel 2Hakata: Giving a Reason

Learn This First

Understand a reason clause and its consequence before learning the regional connective. Recognize やけん after a noun or na-adjective predicate.

Words in This Pattern

けん