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때문에 Noun 때문 Meaning 기 모기 Mosquitoes Reason

Front 모기 때문에
Back because of mosquitoes
Notes 때문 is a noun meaning 'reason'. Grammatical structures with 때문 suffixed by -에 are commonly used to create the meaning of 'because' in Korean cause-and-effect expressions. 때문에 should be preceded by a noun or by a nominalized verb or adjective. Clauses marked by (-기) 때문에 express the reason of the state or action described in the second clause.

Sentences expressing causes can be rounded off by the copula form (-기) 때문이-.
Simple expressions comprised of a noun followed by 때문에 translate into 'because of (noun)'.

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