Dutch
- doordat
English
- through (the fact that)
- because (of the fact that)
- owing to (the fact that)
- as a result of (the fact that)
- on account of (the fact that)
- in that (for the reason that)
- for the reason that
- as
- since
External links
- https://blogs.transparent.com/dutch/omdat-and-doordat/
- https://blogs.transparent.com/dutch/omdat-and-doordat-revisited/ (‘omdat’ is used in a sentence that shows a ‘reason’ and ‘doordat’ is used in a sentence with a ‘cause and effect’)
Examples
| Dutch | English | Source |
|---|---|---|
| doordat er gebrek aan geld was | through lack of money, through there being no money | |
| doordat ze geen tijd had | owing to her having / to the fact that she had no time | - |
| de auto bleef steken, doordat er geen benzine meer was | the car broke down as a result of running out of petrol | |
| ze lijken op elkaar doordat ze rood haar hebben | they are alike in that they have red hair | |
| ze verschillen doordat ze verschillende betekenissen hebben | they differ in that they have different meanings | |
| Er zijn echter aanwijzingen dat op langere termijn de bureaucratie kan afnemen doordat de processen geoptimaliseerd worden. | However, there are indications that bureaucracy may decline in the longer term as processes are optimised. | ceg.nl |