Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
budući da. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
budući da, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
budući da in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
budući da you have here. The definition of the word
budući da will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
budući da, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
biti + da. Literal translation would be "being that".
Pronunciation
Conjunction
bȕdūći da (Cyrillic spelling бу̏дӯћи да)
- since, because (indicating causality)
- Budući da se dobro pripremio, pobijedio je na natjecanju. ― He won the competition because he prepared well.
- Budući da nije došao na vrijeme, zakasnio je na autobus. ― Because he didn't arrive on time, he was late for the bus.
Usage notes
Always used sentence-initially, see jer
References
- “budući da”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025