-ल्यामुळे
Because an Event Happened
The doer comes before the verb as in any sentence: तिने मदत केल्यामुळे काम लवकर झाले.
How It Works
Use the pattern when the cause is something that happened, not a thing. The part before -ल्यामुळे is a normal verb phrase, so it can have its own doer and its own words: तिने मदत केल्यामुळे.
| Verb | With -ल्यामुळे |
|---|---|
| उठणे | उठल्यामुळे |
| पडणे | पडल्यामुळे |
| येणे | आल्यामुळे |
| करणे | केल्यामुळे |
| घेणे | घेतल्यामुळे |
The verb part carries no tense or gender of its own. The tense of the whole sentence is in the result clause: पाऊस पडल्यामुळे आम्ही घरी थांबलो.
The two clauses may have different subjects: तू आठवण करून दिल्यामुळे मी पत्र पाठवले. (I sent the letter because you reminded me.) The first clause says why, and the second clause says what followed.
The word is written as one word. A noun as the cause uses -मुळे: पावसामुळे. A state as the cause uses असल्यामुळे.
The cause can be a longer phrase: दिवसभर काम केल्यामुळे मला थकवा आला. (Because I worked all day, I felt tired.)
Examples (5)
- उशिरा उठल्यामुळे माझी बस चुकली.
I missed my bus because I got up late.
उठल्यामुळे gives getting up late as the cause.
- पाऊस पडल्यामुळे आम्ही घरी थांबलो.
We stayed home because it rained.
पडल्यामुळे follows the past stem of पडणे.
- तिने मदत केल्यामुळे काम लवकर झाले.
The work was done quickly because she helped.
तिने is the doer of the first clause.
- मी रोज सराव केल्यामुळे माझे मराठी सुधारले.
My Marathi improved because I practised every day.
केल्यामुळे uses the past stem of करणे.
- तू आठवण करून दिल्यामुळे मी पत्र पाठवले.
I sent the letter because you reminded me.
The two clauses have different subjects.
Common Mistakes
Using the wrong stem.
उशिरा उठलामुळे माझी बस चुकली.उशिरा उठल्यामुळे माझी बस चुकली.The form is उठल्यामुळे, with -ल्या-.
Writing -मुळे as a separate word.
पाऊस पडल्या मुळे आम्ही घरी थांबलो.पाऊस पडल्यामुळे आम्ही घरी थांबलो.-मुळे joins the verb.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Because of doing uses the past stem.
Related Patterns
Words in This Pattern
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