Hiragana: のために
Katakana: ノタメニ

Romaji: no tameni
English Meaning: for, for (one's) sake, for the sake of

Example Sentences:

彼女は私たちのためにケーキを焼いてくれました。
kanojo wa watashitachi no tameni kēki o yaite kuremashita.
She has baked a cake for us.
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私はあなたのために口添えをします。
watashi wa anata no tameni kuchizoe o shimasu.
I put in a good word for you.
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彼は自分の彼女のために指輪を買った。
kare wa jibun no kanojo no tameni yubiwa o katta.
He bought a ring for his girlfriend.
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彼は時間節約のために学位をインターネットで買った。
kare wa jikan setsuyaku no tameni gakui o intānetto de katta.
To save time he bought his diploma through the Internet.
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Related Words:


Standard

no

(nominalization, possession, description, nominative case, sentence-final particle for interrogation, confirmation)

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ために
Standard
タメニ

tameni

for, for the purpose of, in order to

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