No. 18 in Icelandic

vegna

"Vegna" means "because of" or "due to" in English.

In a sentence

Ég kom of seint vegna veðurs.
I arrived late due to the weather.
Here, 'vegna' is used to indicate causation, translated as 'due to' or 'because of' in English.
Vegna ykkur var veislan frábær.
Because of you, the party was excellent.
In this sentence, 'vegna' shows a relation or causation pointing to the individuals being a factor for the result.
Ekki spyrja mig margra spurninga vegna viðkvæmrar stöðu.
Do not ask me many questions because of the delicate situation.
In this context, 'vegna' illustrates the reason behind avoiding certain actions.

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