из-за того, что

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈiz‿zə tɐˈvo | ʂto] (phonetic respelling: и́зза тово́, што)

Conjunction

и́з-за того́, что • (íz-za tovó, što)

  1. because

Usage notes

  • The conjunction из-за того, что is used with subordinate clauses that express an "unwelcoming" or "undesirable" situation. For example:
  • Мой смартфон ломался из-за того, что свой младший брат уронил этот на пол.
    Moj smartfon lomalsja iz-za tovo, što svoj mladšij brat uronil etot na pol.
    My smartphone is broken because my little brother dropped it on the floor.
(The speaker's smartphone was broken because of the action of his little brother. The speaker thinks it is "unwelcoming".)
  • Мне грустно из-за того, что у меня болит зуб.
    Mne grustno iz-za tovo, što u menja bolit zub.
    I am sad because my tooth hurts.
(The speaker is sad because of the pain from the tooth. The speaker thinks it is "undesirable".)
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