No. 13,396 in Korean
때문이
"때문이" means "reason" or "cause."
In a sentence
사고 때문에 길이 막혔어요.
The road was blocked because of an accident.
Here, '때문에' links the cause ('사고') with the result ('길이 막혔어요').
그 사람 때문에 문제가 생겼어요.
A problem arose because of that person.
In this sentence, '때문에' is used to indicate the agent or reason ('그 사람') behind the emergence of the problem ('문제가 생겼어요').
비가 오는 바람에 야외 활동을 취소했어요.
Due to the rain, we canceled outdoor activities.
Although '바람에' functions similarly to '때문에,' this example shows '때문에's role in cause and effect relationships with a natural phenomenon ('비가 온다').
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