yüzünden

From yüz (“face”) +‎ -ü (genitive ending) +‎ -n- (buffer letter) +‎ -den (ablative ending).

• IPA^(key): /jy.zynˈdæn/
• Rhymes: -dæn
• Hyphenation: yü‧zün‧den

yüzünden (+ genitive)

1. because of, due to

• Similarly to için, the genitive ending isn't necessary on words that are not personal pronouns or the pronouns bu or şu.
• It is generally used for bad or unwanted situations in contrast to sayesinde.

• için

• “yüzünden”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “yüzünden”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı