"omdat" meaning in Dutch

See omdat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ɔmˈdɑt/ Audio: Nl-omdat.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑt Etymology: Univerbation of om + dat, by haplology from Middle Dutch ombe dat dat (literally “for that [reason] that”). Etymology templates: {{univerbation|nl|om|dat}} Univerbation of om + dat, {{glossary|haplology}} haplology, {{inh|nl|dum|ombe dat dat|lit=for that 􂀿reason􂁀 that}} Middle Dutch ombe dat dat (literally “for that [reason] that”) Head templates: {{head|nl|conjunction|subordinating|cat2=subordinating conjunctions}} omdat (subordinating)
  1. because Tags: subordinating Synonyms: aangezien, daar [formal], want [coordinating] Coordinate_terms: doordat
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          "english": "The train driver is not coming to work because he is sick.",
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          "english": "I am tired, because I worked late.",
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          "english": "She stayed home, because she wasn't feeling well.",
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          "english": "He is stressed, because he has many deadlines.",
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          "english": "We left early, because it started raining.",
          "text": "We gingen eerder weg, omdat het begon te regenen.",
          "translation": "We left early, because it started raining.",
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        }
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          "word": "aangezien"
        },
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          "word": "daar"
        },
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          "word": "want"
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          "text": "De machinist komt niet naar zijn werk, omdat hij ziek is.",
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        },
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    {
      "word": "aangezien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "daar"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "coordinating"
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      "word": "want"
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  "word": "omdat"
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