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때문에

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Reason or Cause Usage with verbs

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Reason or Cause

Because (of), since

Expresses a reason or cause of a situation.

Example

눈 때문에 길이 미끄러워요.

The road is slippery because of the snow.
감기 때문에 병원에 갔어요.

I went to the hospital because of the cold.

Related to

아/어 가지다 (Reasoning)V+(으/이)니 (Reason or cause)V+아/어서 (Reason or cause)V+(으)니까 (Reason or cause)

Usage with verbs

Can also be used with verbs in the form of 기 때문에

날씨가 좋기 때문에 산에 갔어요.

I went to the mountain because the weather was good.

외국인이기 때문에 한국말을 잘 못해요.

I can't speak Korean well because I am a foreigner.

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