Hello! I passed the N2 last December and I’m currently doing a big revision of all the N3 grammar before I move on to reviewing the N2 grammar again and then moving on to finally studying for N1. But I’m seriously stuck trying to understand this sentence. How can たら mean because here? I was always taught that たら presents a conditional as “if” or “when”. I asked some Japanese people and they told me it was natural for natives to say it this way too but using から or ので here would’ve been better. They tried explaining it but I couldn’t wrap my head around it because the last part is in the past tense. (走らされた). Can someone please explain this and help me understand! Thank you!!
by MalieWalie