Japanese phrase
___ので、やめました。 ___ no de ya me ma shi ta
Meaning
I stopped because ___.
When to use it
Says the speaker stopped an activity for a stated reason. It often gives a simple explanation for ending something and sounds polite in daily conversation.
Example dialogue
まだ続けますか？ ma da tsuzu ke ma su ka
Are you going to keep going?
疲れたので、やめました。 tsuka re ta no de ya me ma shi ta
I stopped because I got tired.