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JLPT N1 Grammar: ゆえに (yueni)

ゆえに (yueni)

Meaning: due to, therefore

How to use the:
Verb-casual + (が)ゆえ(に)/(が)ゆえの
Noun + (である) + (が)ゆえ(に)/(が)ゆえの
なadj + (である) + (が)ゆえ(に)/(が)ゆえの
いadj + (が)ゆえ(に)/(が)ゆえの

Explain:
Use in case of indication of cause and reason
Indicate the reason or cause of the problem / condition resulting in a subsequent outcome

Example sentences:

1, 女性であるがゆえに差別されることがある。
Joseidearuga yueni sabetsu sa reru koto ga aru.
People are often discriminated against just for being a woman

2, 彼は性格がおかしいゆえに友達ができなかった。
Kare wa seikaku ga okashī yueni tomodachi ga dekinakatta.
Because of his strange personality, he cannot make friends.

3, 親が放任していたがゆえに非行に走る若者もいる。
Oya ga hōnin shite itaga yueni hikō ni hashiru wakamono mo iru.
There are also teenagers who are spoiled, neglected by their parents

4, 若さ(が)ゆえの過ちもあるのだ。
Waka-sa (ga)-yue no ayamachi mo aru noda.
There is also a mistake because of youth.

5, 悪天候ゆえに旅行は延期された。
akutenkou yueni ryokou wa enki sareta.
The trip has been postponed due to bad weather.

Attention:
In addition to the N の ゆ え に form, there are 3 other forms of ゆ え
ゆ え standing alone indicates the reason, usually 「ゆ え あ っ て」 、 「ゆ え な く」 、 「ゆ え な り げ」
「N / 普通 形 が ゆ え (に / の)」 : ~ became the reason, the cause for ~, with the reason being
「~ の は N ゆ え で あ る」 Describing the reason for taking certain actions in a difficult situation