på grund af at

Danish

Etymology

From på grund af (because of) + at (that).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔː ˈɡronˀ aːˀ a/, [pʰɔˈɡ̊ʁɔnˀæˀa]

Preposition

på grund af at

  1. because, on account of, owing to
    Synonyms: da, eftersom, fordi, idet, når, siden
    • 1882, H. Wulf, Den danske Rigsdag, page 393:
      Da Ministeriet i 1870 gik af for en tilfældig Afstemning i Folketinget om et underordnet Spørgsmaal, var det mere paa Grund af, at det var træt af Dage, end fordi det manglede den tilstrækkelige Støtte i Rigsdagen.
      When the ministry stepped down in 1870 after some random vote on an unimportant question, it was more because it was tired than because it lacked the necessary support in both houses
    • 2005, Peter K. A. Jensen, Menneskets oprindelse og udvikling, page 391:
      ... men i praksis er der ofte vanskeligheder, især på grund af at lagserien kan være forstyrret (forkastninger, gletchere mv.).
      ... but in practice, there are often difficulties, especially because the series of layers may be disturbed (faults, glaciers etc.).

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