Cause: 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” — 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
- Через туман скасували рейсThe flight was cancelled because of fog
- Завдяки друзям ми знайшли житлоThanks to friends we found a place to stay
- Усе залежить від погодиEverything 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?
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.
What does it look like in an example sentence Ukrainian?
“Через туман скасували рейс” — 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.