A2Grammargenitive case

wegen

because of, due to

In German

wegen

vee-gen
🇬🇧 English
because of, due to
🇪🇸 Español
a causa de, debido a
🇮🇹 Italiano
a causa di, per via di

Common Phrases

Wegen dir
Because of you
Wegen mir
Because of me
Wegen des Lärms
Because of the noise
Wegen der Arbeit
Because of work

Example Sentences

1

Wegen des schlechten Wetters bleiben wir zu Hause.

We are staying home because of the bad weather.

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2

Er kam wegen eines Notfalls nicht zur Arbeit.

He didn't come to work due to an emergency.

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3

Sie ist wegen ihrer Familie umgezogen.

She moved because of her family.

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Related

on both sides of
beiderseits
bai-der-zaitz
above, over
oberhalb
o-ber-halp
during
während
veh-rend

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