Using because when the reason isn't a sentence?


An example `Because of the noise, she became startled/surprised.`

Would it be something like `おとから、かのじょはおどろきになった.`? Where I use `から` for
because.




No, you can't compose it like that. Since おと itself is a mere object and not
~~an event or~~ nature of something, the combination with から doesn't mean
reason.

Instead, it should be おと（の せい）で びっくりした.




No, you can't compose it like that. Since おと itself is a mere object and not
~~an event or~~ nature of something, the combination with から doesn't mean
reason.

Instead, it should be おと（の せい）で びっくりした.

