No. 924 in Indonesian
dikarenakan
"Due to" or "because of."
In a sentence
Acara sekolah ditunda dikarenakan hujan lebat.
The school event was postponed due to heavy rain.
In this sentence, 'dikarenakan' is used to explain that heavy rain is the reason for postponing the school event.
Perjalanannya tertunda dikarenakan ada kemacetan panjang di jalan tol.
The journey was delayed because of a long traffic jam on the highway.
Here, 'dikarenakan' indicates the cause of the trip delay, which is the long traffic jam.
Kerusakan alat tersebut terjadi dikarenakan penggunaan yang tidak sesuai.
The equipment's malfunction occurred due to improper usage.
In this usage, 'dikarenakan' is employed to attribute the equipment's damage to improper use.
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