No. 12,638 in German
wengen
The German word "wengen" does not exist; you may mean "wegen," which means "because of" or "due to."
In a sentence
Wegen des schlechten Wetters bleiben wir zu Hause.
Because of the bad weather, we are staying at home.
In this sentence, 'wegen' is used as a preposition to indicate a cause or reason for an action, requiring the genitive case.
Er ist traurig wegen seiner Note in der Prüfung.
He is sad because of his grade on the exam.
Here, 'wegen' shows the reason for someone's emotional state and is followed by a subordinate object in the genitive case.
Wegen der Bauarbeiten ist die Straße gesperrt.
Due to the construction work, the road is closed.
In this example, 'wegen' is used to provide the reason for a specific situation, taking a noun in the genitive case.
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