No. 854 in Indonesian
disebabkan
"Caused by"
In a sentence
Bencana alam itu disebabkan oleh badai besar.
The natural disaster was caused by a massive storm.
Here, 'disebabkan' is used as a passive verb to indicate the cause or reason behind an event.
Keterlambatan acara itu disebabkan oleh gangguan teknis.
The delay of the event was caused by technical issues.
In this sentence, 'disebabkan' introduces the cause of the delay, showing its general applicability to describe causation in various contexts.
Kerugian besar itu disebabkan oleh keputusan yang salah.
The huge loss was caused by a wrong decision.
The use of 'disebabkan' here indicates the reason or source of a negative outcome, demonstrating its negative connotation in pinpointing reasons for issues.
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