के चलते

Because of

Level 4Sounds Like kē calatē

के चलते means because of.

How It Works

के चलते gives the reason behind a result. The noun comes first and the result follows.

CausePhrase
बरखा (rain)बरखा के चलते
बेमारी (illness)बेमारी के चलते
भीड़ (crowd)भीड़ के चलते
देर (delay)देर के चलते

It is a postposition, so a pronoun takes its oblique form before it. It tells you what caused something, and it can be a good or bad cause.

When the reason is a whole clause with its own verb, put काहे कि before it: मेला ना लागल, काहे कि बरखा होत रहे. एहसे works the other way round and comes before the result: बरखा होत रहे, एहसे मेला ना लागल. Use के बदउलत for a cause you are thankful for.

Examples (4)

  1. बरखा के चलते मेला ना लागल।

    The fair did not take place because of the rain.

    के चलते gives the cause.

  2. बेमारी के चलते ऊ स्कूल ना गइली।

    She did not go to school because of illness.

    The cause is a noun.

  3. भीड़ के चलते गाड़ी देर से आइल।

    The train came late because of the crowd.

    The result follows the cause.

  4. बाढ़ के चलते सड़क बंद बा।

    The road is closed because of the flood.

    The result is in the present.

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के चलतेLevel 4Because of

Learn This First

बरखा के चलते uses के after the noun to give a reason, as एहसे does with a full sentence.

Words in This Pattern

चलते