1. N. + (이)라(서) => "as...being," "since it is," "because it is"

1. N. + (이)라(서) => "as...being," "since it is," "because it is"

• 요즘은 방학이라(서) 한가해요．
  => I am not busy these days because I'm on vacation.
  
  
• 에이미는 제 친구라(서) 자주 놀러 와요．
  => As Amy is my friend, she often comes to see me.
  
  
• 내일이 친구 생일이라서 선물을 사야 돼요．
  => Because tomorrow is my friend's birthday, I have to buy a present.