No. 806 in Dutch
aangezien
"Since" or "because."
In a sentence
Aangezien het regent, blijven we binnen.
Since it is raining, we are staying inside.
Here, 'aangezien' is used to introduce a causal relationship; it means 'since' or 'because'.
Hij wilde niet naar het feest gaan, aangezien hij zich niet goed voelde.
He didn't want to go to the party as he wasn't feeling well.
In this sentence, 'aangezien' indicates the reason for not going, equivalent to 'since' or 'as' in English.
Aangezien je nu toch bezig bent, kun je mij ook even helpen?
Since you're already busy with it, could you also help me?
Here, 'aangezien' provides the reasoning for the suggestion, acting as 'while' or 'since' in a conditional sense.
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