LingoflyCause: cherez, tomu shcho, zavdiaky
The everyday cause marker is cherez plus the object form — the same word that means across. Cherez dosh because of the rain, cherez tebe, cherez khvorobu. English because of is the direct match. For example: “Через туман скасували рейс” (Cherez tuman skasuvaly reis) — The flight was cancelled because of fog. A rule from the Ukrainian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The everyday cause marker is cherez plus the object form — the same word that means across. Cherez dosh because of the rain, cherez tebe, cherez khvorobu. English because of is the direct match.
If the cause is a good one, switch to zavdiaky plus the to form: zavdiaky tobi, zavdiaky likariu. English keeps thanks to apart from because of; Ukrainian holds the line just as strictly.
A full clause takes tomu shcho, or the short bo — everyday speech, not sloppy: my ne pishly, bo ishov dosh.
The result goes the other way with plain tomu, so: ishov dosh, tomu my lyshylysia. One word of difference, opposite meanings — keep them apart. And zalezhaty vid is depend on, always with vid and the of form: use zalezhyt vid pohody.
Table
| what it introduces | the word | example |
|---|---|---|
| a bad cause | cherez + object | cherez dosh |
| a good cause | zavdiaky + the to form | zavdiaky tobi |
| a because clause | bo, tomu shcho | bo bulo pizno |
| a result | tomu | tomu my pishly |
By example
- Усе залежить від погодиUse zalezhyt vid pohodyEverything depends on the weather
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say because of in Ukrainian: cherez?
If the cause is a good one, switch to zavdiaky plus the to form: zavdiaky tobi, zavdiaky likariu. English keeps thanks to apart from because of; Ukrainian holds the line just as strictly.
What does it look like in a Ukrainian example sentence?
“Через туман скасували рейс” (Cherez tuman skasuvaly reis) — The flight was cancelled because of fog. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.