No. 113 in Serbian
због
"Због" means "because of" in English.
In a sentence
Због кише нисмо могли да идемо у парк.
Because of the rain, we couldn't go to the park.
'Због' is used here to introduce the cause or reason for not going to the park, which is the rain.
Био је тужан због раскида.
He was sad because of the breakup.
'Због' in this sentence introduces the reason for his sadness, which is associated with the breakup.
Због вас сам научио да верујем људима.
Because of you, I learned to trust people.
'Због' here specifies the reason or influence that led to learning to trust people, which is attributed to 'you'.
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