No. 1,074 in Swedish
orsaken
"Orsaken" means "the cause" or "the reason" in English.
In a sentence
Orsaken till förseningen var det dåliga vädret.
The reason for the delay was the bad weather.
Here, 'orsaken' is used as a noun meaning 'the reason' or 'the cause', referring to the reason behind the delay.
Han försökte förklara orsaken till sitt beslut.
He tried to explain the reason for his decision.
In this sentence, 'orsaken' is also used as a noun, specifically referring to the explanation linked to his decision.
Vi letar efter orsaken till problemet.
We are looking for the cause of the problem.
'Orsaken' here is again a noun signifying 'the cause', used to describe the act of identifying the underlying reason for an issue.
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