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大きな揺れだけではなくて、地面が動いたため、建物が倒れたり、山が崩れたりして大きな被害が出たと思います。
I don't understand what ため
means in this sentence.
What does it mean?
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大きな揺れだけではなくて、地面が動いたため、建物が倒れたり、山が崩れたりして大きな被害が出たと思います。
I don't understand what ため
means in this sentence.
What does it mean?