[Student’s sentence]

 

コーヒーは苦(にが)いだから嫌(きら)いです。
I don’t like coffee because it is bitter.

 

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[My correction]

 

コーヒーは苦いだから嫌いです。
→コーヒーは苦いから嫌いです。
I don’t like coffee because it is bitter.

 

You can use だ before から when giving a reason with nouns and na-adjectives. However, this is not the case with verbs or i-adjectives. Since 苦い is an i-adjective, you should say 苦いから, without adding だ before から.

 

e.g.
先生(せんせい); teacher [noun]

あの人は先生だから、何(なん)でも知(し)っています。
That person is a teacher, so he/she knows everything.

 

便利(べんり); convinient [na-adjective]

便利だから、コンビニによく行(い)きます。
Convenience stores are conve()nient, so I often go there.

 

苦い; bitter [i-adjective]

苦いから、コーヒーは嫌いです。
I don’t like coffee because it is bitter.

 

行く; to go [verb]

旅行(りょこう)に行くから、明日(あした)から家(いえ)にいません。
I’m going on a trip, so I won’t be home from tomorrow.

 

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