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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German orsake (“reason, cause”), related to German Ursache. It is a compound of or- + sake / ur- + Sache, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) and *sakō (“case”). A similar derivation existed in medieval Scandinavian, but with a slightly different meaning, cf. Old Danish orsagh (“an excuse”) and Old Norse órsekr (“innocent”).
Pronunciation
Noun
årsag c (singular definite årsagen, plural indefinite årsager)
- cause
- Hvad er årsagen til hendes depression?
- What is the cause of her depression?
2015, Jakob Munck, Nogle bøger er værd at læse: - anmeldelser af faglitteratur 2004-2010, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 156:Selv regner jeg ikke med nogensinde at få fuld forståelse af årsagerne til denne krig.- Myself, I do not expect to ever fully understand the causes of this war.
2005, Morten Dyssel Mortensen, Tyske intellektuelle i det 20. århundrede, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 145:Konstateringen af den nærmest eksistentielle fremmedgørelse kan imidlertid ikke forklare årsagerne til denne situation.- The establishment of the almost existential alienation cannot, however, explain the causes of this situation.
2012, Jens-Martin Eriksen, Fra skorpionernes verden: Kirken, krigen og nationalismen - beretninger fra rejser i Serbien, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Hvordan vil De beskrive årsagerne til denne elendighed, som disse kristne måtte lide under?- How would you describe the causes of this misery which these Christians might suffer from?
2012, Ole Fogh Kirkeby, Om velfærd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Samtidig forstår han ikke årsagerne til denne katastrofestemning og kravet om en syndebuk.- At the same time, he does not understand the causes of this atmosphere of catastrophe, nor the demand for a scapegoat.
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