一つには (tsuniha)

Meaning & usage

一つには introduces one reason among several, meaning for one thing or partly. It stands at the start of a clause explaining a cause or situation, often followed by a second reason introduced by また一つには. It is an adverbial phrase and needs no conjugation, placed before a complete sentence ending in forms like からだ or し. It sounds formal and written, so in careful style use また一つには for the next reason rather than repeating the same phrase.

Example sentences 5

1. 一ひとつにはお金かねが無ないし、また一ひとつには暇ひまが無ない。

   For one thing, I've no money, and for another, I've no leisure.

2. 私は行けない。一つにはお金がないからだ。

   I cannot go. For one thing I have no money.

3. 一つには金がないし、また一つにはその暇もない。

   For one thing, I'm penniless; for another, I don't have the time.

4. 一つにはそれをする経済的な余裕がなかった。

   For one thing, I couldn't afford to do that.

5. 一つには彼は彼女を愚かだと思っているし、また一つには彼女がきらいだ。

   For one thing, he thinks she is stupid, for another, he doesn't like her.