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How to Say ‘Because of the detour’ in German

Wegen der Umleitung

vey-gen dair OOM-ly-toong

[vey-gen dair OOM-ly-toong]

💬 Usage Tip: After wegen, die changes to der: die Umleitung becomes wegen der Umleitung. Same with das: wegen des Wetters "because of the weather".

Phrase Breakdown

Wegen

[vey-gen]

because of

Due to; on account of.

Example

Wegen des Regens bleiben wir zu Hause.

Because of the rain, we are staying home.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Umleitung

[OOM-ly-toong]

diversion / detour

An official rerouting of traffic.

Example

Wegen der Umleitung fahren wir links.

Because of the diversion we go left.

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