难怪 (no wonder)
The mystery solves itself
- (it's) no wonder (that...)难怪 = "no wonder / that explains it".
- (it's) no wonder (that...)难怪he / him他不来,original原来illness病(completed / change)了 = "no wonder he didn't come — turns out he's ill."
- It reacts to a fact that suddenly makes everything click.
(it's) no wonder (that...)难怪 + Observation (,original原来 …)
- (it's) no wonder (that...)难怪 says "that's why" once the reason appears.
no wonder难怪he他not不come来。
- (it's) no wonder (that...)难怪he / him他不来 = "no wonder he's not coming."
Explore
Correct or broken?
难怪 clicks the mystery shut: no wonder — now that I know the reason.
Practice
No wonder he didn't come: ____ 他不来,原来病了。
难怪 + Observation = no wonder: 难怪他不来,原来病了.
Practice
难怪 often appears with 原来 (turns out).
Yes — 原来病了,难怪不来.
Recap
Key idea
- (it's) no wonder (that...)难怪 + Observation — "no wonder / that explains it"
- (it's) no wonder (that...)难怪he / him他不来,original原来illness病(completed / change)了
- Reacts to a reason that makes things click (often with original原来)
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Verbs.
Practice
难怪 is said when…
难怪 reacts to the reason: 原来…,难怪….