No. 7,038 in Swedish
pågrund
"På grund" means "because of" or "due to" in English.
In a sentence
Vi stannade hemma på grund av det dåliga vädret.
We stayed home because of the bad weather.
Here, 'på grund' is used to introduce the reason or cause for an action, followed by 'av' and a noun phrase that specifies the particular reason.
Han är sen på grund av trafikstockning.
He is late due to a traffic jam.
'På grund av' is used here to express the reason for his delay, explaining that the traffic jam is the cause.
Mötet blev inställt, på grund av chefens sjukdom.
The meeting was canceled due to the manager's illness.
In this sentence, 'på grund av' indicates the occurrence of an external factor, the manager's illness, as the reason for an event or decision (the cancellation of the meeting).
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