No. 138 in Turkish
dolayı
"Because of" or "due to."
In a sentence
Hastalık nedeniyle okula gidemedi.
She couldn't go to school due to illness.
Dolayı is used to express causation (due to).
Bu başarı, çalışkanlığından dolayı kazanıldı.
This achievement was earned due to your hard work.
Dolayı is used to attribute a reason to an action or achievement.
Havanın soğuk olmasından dolayı evde kaldık.
We stayed home because of the cold weather.
Dolayı is used to explain reasoning for an action.
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