wegen — because of, due to in German
prepositionA2
Pronunciation
/ˈve:gn̩/
Quick Facts
Level
A2
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#161
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Example Sentences
Er fehlt wegen Krankheit.
He is absent because of illness.
Wir scheiterten wegen unzureichender Vorbereitung.
We failed due to a lack of preparation.
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Corpus Neighbors
Related words selected from level, topic, frequency, and word class.
unter
under, among, below, beneath
PrepositionSame word class#65
gegen
against, towards, to, about, around
PrepositionSame word class#72
ab
from
PrepositionSame word class#74
durch
by, through, due to, across
PrepositionSame word class#76
vom
from the
PrepositionSame word class#81
seit
since, for
PrepositionSame word class#94
ohne
without
PrepositionSame word class#121
zwischen
between, among
PrepositionSame word class#131
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