No. 286 in Danish
skyldes
"Skyldes" means "is due to" or "is caused by" in English.
In a sentence
Regnen skyldes en kraftig front, der passerer gennem området.
The rain is due to a strong front passing through the area.
In this sentence, 'skyldes' is used to indicate that the cause of the rain is the strong front.
Forsinkelsen skyldes tekniske problemer med toget.
The delay is caused by technical issues with the train.
Here, 'skyldes' denotes that technical problems are the reason for the delay.
Det skyldes, at han ikke fik beskeden i tide.
It is because he did not receive the message in time.
In this case, 'skyldes' introduces a reason, explaining why something happened.
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