doordat
Dutch
editEtymology
editUniverbation of door + dat.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editdoordat
- because (implying an external cause)
- De wedstrijd werd afgelast, doordat het hevig regende.
- The match was canceled, because it was raining heavily.
- Hij kon niet slapen, doordat de buren een feestje hielden.
- He couldn't sleep, because the neighbors were having a party.
- Het evenement liep uit, doordat er technische problemen waren.
- The event ran late, because there were technical issues.
Usage notes
editdoordat implies direct, objective causation, while omdat implies subjective reasoning or non-direct consecution. Compare daardoor and daarom.
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editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: doordie