Didn't shower/hadn't showered

[the batman learner]

There was a situation where I wanted to use this sentence:
"He was smelly (maybe) because he didn't shower
"He was smelly (maybe) because he hadn't showered"
Do they mean the same thing?

Context: My friend tells me He went to our other friend house 2 days ago and He was stinking and I reply "He was smelly because he didn't shower/hadn't showered" The meaning I want to deliver is "He didn't shower earlier that day and later when my friend met him he was smelly " So what would I use here and what's the difference in daily life conversations?

 

[Tarheel]

There was a situation where I wanted to use this sentence:
"He was smelly (maybe) because he didn't shower
"He was smelly (maybe) because he hadn't showered"
Do they mean the same thing?

Context: My friend tells me he went to our other friend's house two days ago and He was stinking and I reply "He was smelly because he didn't shower/hadn't showered" The meaning I want to deliver is "He didn't shower earlier that day and later when my friend met him he was smelly " So what should I use here and what's the difference in daily life conversations?

They are used differently. (See below.)

I was in a hurry, so I didn't shower.
I hadn't showered all day, so I was kind of smelly.

Does that help?

 

[5jj]

Context: My friend tells me He went to our other friend's house 2 days ago and He was stinking and I reply "He was smelly because he didn't shower/hadn't showered" The meaning I want to deliver is "He didn't shower earlier that day and later when my friend met him he was smelly " So what would I use here

He was smelly because he hadn't showered.


"He was smelly because he didn't shower" - it was not part of his routine to shower.
"He was smelly because he hadn't showered" - showering was not part of his activities in the time leading up to his being smelly.

 

[the batman learner]

I've got one more question with different examples it would be really helpful to get answers.

Like you all said "didn't shower" would imply he didn't shower as habit so here's example.
"His phone died because he didn't/hadn't put it on charge"
So here "didn't mean as habit he didn't put it on charge? Because to me it sounds like a single specific action rather than a repetaed. Earlier he didn't put it on charge and later it died. Can I get explanation What's really the difference and when is past perfect necessary and when can I use Past simple instead of past perfect with the word "because"?

 

[5jj]

"His phone died because he didn't put it on charge" could mean either that he routinely failed to to this or that he not not do so on this occasion. We have insufficient information to know for sure.

"His phone died because he hadn't put it on charge" can mean only that he failed to do it on this one occasion.

 

[the batman learner]

So you are saying when there is context given and listener know what I am talking about then I can use didn't and it would mean he failed to do it on one occasion?

 

[the batman learner]

I don't know why but I think past perfect is just not necessary here and majority of people would think that is as a single occasion

 

[Tarheel]

@the batman learner You're probably right.

 

[Rover_KE]

Also answered here.

 

[Tarheel]

@the batman learner You have the bad habit of writing one long sentence when you should use two or three (or more) shorter ones. Also, the punctuation is confusing. Also, it would cause less confusion if you would ask about one sentence at a time.