"때문" meaning in Korean

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          "english": "Because of work, I don't think I can meet you today.",
          "roman": "il ttaemun-e oneur-eun mot mannal geot gata.",
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          "roman": "namjachin'gu ttaemun-e ttan namja-reul mot manna.",
          "text": "남자친구 때문에 딴 남자를 못 만나.",
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          "english": "Yes, that company's stocks are failing because of that.",
          "roman": "ne, geureoki ttaemun-e geu hoesa-ui jusig-i tteoreojigo isseo-yo.",
          "text": "네, 그렇기 때문에 그 회사의 주식이 떨어지고 있어요.",
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          "english": "The reason I am studying Vietnamese is because I believe that Vietnam has the greatest potential for development among the countries of Southeast Asia.",
          "roman": "je-ga Beteunameo-reul gongbuhaneun iyu-neun Beteunam-i Dongnama gukga-deul jung gajang baljeon ganeungseong-i keudago saenggakhagi ttaemun-imnida.",
          "text": "제가 베트남어를 공부하는 이유는 베트남이 동남아 국가들 중 가장 발전 가능성이 크다고 생각하기 때문입니다.",
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          "roman": "Geu-ui ban chin'gu-deur-eun geu-reul nollyeotseumnida. Geu-ga geu-ui eolgur-eul ssit-ji anat-gi ttaemun-ieotseumnida.",
          "text": "그의 반 친구들은 그를 놀렸습니다. 그가 그의 얼굴을 씻지 않았기 때문이었습니다.",
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        "cause (almost always follows a noun or nominalized clause with the meaning of \"because (of)\", except in the conjunction 때문에 (ttaemun-e))"
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      "hangeul": "때문"
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      "hangeul": "떼문"
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          "roman": "namjachin'gu ttaemun-e ttan namja-reul mot manna.",
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          "roman": "ne, geureoki ttaemun-e geu hoesa-ui jusig-i tteoreojigo isseo-yo.",
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          "roman": "Geu-ui ban chin'gu-deur-eun geu-reul nollyeotseumnida. Geu-ga geu-ui eolgur-eul ssit-ji anat-gi ttaemun-ieotseumnida.",
          "text": "그의 반 친구들은 그를 놀렸습니다. 그가 그의 얼굴을 씻지 않았기 때문이었습니다.",
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      "hangeul": "때문"
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