English translation:
thanks to
because of
Structure:
Verb + おかげで
いAdj + おかげで
なAdj・な/だった + おかげで
Noun・の + おかげで
Almost all of the example sentences use nouns. I think it would be good to mix in a few other parts of speech in there.
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Done 
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Can anyone explain why an i adjective or a na adjective with na would come before おかげ?
It looks to me like that adjective is describing it.
When it’s a verb it looks like it’s just saying “thanks to that verb happening”, or if a noun “thanks to that noun”.
Maybe I don’t understand what おかげ itself means.
Any help explaining this would be appreciated. Thanks!
I guess it’s like a blessing? A relative clause describes what kind it is. With an adjective it’s “thanks to xyz being adjective”.
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Would
“To whom do you think you should be thankful to for being able to live in such a nice house”
Be a better translation? It’s a bit wordier but I feel like it shows what the 思っている is doing better.
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