No. 344 in Lithuanian

kadangi

"Kadangi" means "because" or "since" in English.

In a sentence

Kadangi išmokau daug, esu dėkingas savo mokytojams.
Since I have learned a lot, I am grateful to my teachers.
The word 'kadangi' here introduces a causal reason explaining why the speaker is grateful.
Važiavome į miestą, kadangi mums reikėjo apsipirkti.
We went to the city since we needed to shop.
In this sentence, 'kadangi' is used to explain the purpose for their trip to the city.
Ši knyga man patinka, kadangi ji apie įdomią temą.
I like this book because it is about an interesting topic.
The word 'kadangi' is showing the cause for the speaker's liking of the book.

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