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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъboga (Slovene zbog). Morphologically с- + бог.
Pronunciation
Preposition
збо̏г (Latin spelling zbȍg) (+ genitive case)
- (indicating cause or reason) because of, due to, owing to
- Неколико људи је зл(иј)еђено сваки дан због погрешне здравствене његе. ― Several people are injured every day as a result of faulty medical care.
- Процес је обустављен због "техничких потешкоћа". ― The process was halted because of "technical difficulties".
- А мене би то требало да је брига због...? ― And I should care because...?
- (indicating cause or intent) for
- Веома ми је жао због вашег губитка ― I' m very sorry for your loss.
- Не бисте ухапсили неког због лажних оптужби. ― You wouldn't arrest someone for making false allegations.
- Одрађује пет година у затвору због пљачке. ― He's doing five years in prison for robbery.
- (indication causation or intent, with genitive) about, over
- Ос(ј)ећам се добро због тога. ― I feel good about it.
- Они људи су били овд(ј)е због мог оца, зар не? ― Those men were here about my father, weren' t they?
- Нећу плакати због тога! ― I'm not going to cry over that!
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- Драго ми је због тога. ― I am grateful for that.
- Због чега? ― Why?
References
- “због”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024