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Grammar detail: からで〜

からで〜
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からで occurs as a combination in several contexts. Generally, the で is the beginning of a longer word, such as a form of です or である (one of the plain forms of です) or ではない, or a form of another word beginning with で written in hiragana (such as でる, できる etc).
そこには、
みず
水
が
おお
多
かった
からである。
Because there was plenty of water...
かみ
紙
は
もくざい
木材
からできている。
Paper is made from wood.
Sometimes, however, the で functions independently. For example, it may be the て form of である, used to join two sentences together:
まえ
前
にそんな
しごと
仕事
をしたことがあったからで、やさしいとわかった。
I'd done that kind of work previously, so I found it easy.
Or it may be the use of で in conjunction with は for emphasis:
それはここからでは
しろ
白
く
み
見
える
。
It shows white from here.
In this sentence, ここから
しろ
白
く
み
見
える would also mean 'it looks white from here', but the addition of 'では' emphasizes the here - from here it looks white. The から is needed to convey the meaning 'from' here.
Or it may be the use of で in a form such as 〜でいい, meaning 'is ~ OK':
さいしょ
最初
は
ともだち
友達
からでいいんで
つ
付
き
あ
合
ってください
。
I would be fine starting as friends, so would you go out with me?
In this sentence, から has the usual 'from' meaning - starting from (as) friends. The first で is then part of the でいい construction meaning '~ is OK, ~ is fine' etc.
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Kanji used in this grammar

白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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水
スイ   みず water   
多
タ   おおい many   
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紙
シ   かみ paper   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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材
ザイ    lumber   
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前
ゼン   まえ before   
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仕
シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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事
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
最
サイ   もっとも most   
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初
ショ   はつ    うい-    はじめ beginning   -ぞめ first doing of   
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友
ユウ   とも friend   
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達
タツ    arrive   
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付
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つく to adhere to   
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合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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