German word
wegen in German sentences
wegen means "because of" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Wegen des Nebels fliegen mehrere Maschinen später ab.
Because of the fog, several planes depart later.
Das Amt lehnt den Antrag wegen fehlender Unterlagen ab.
The office rejects the application because documents are missing.
Die Gäste reisen wegen des Sturms früher ab.
The guests depart earlier because of the storm.
Lara sagt den Termin wegen Fieber ab.
Lara cancels the appointment because of a fever.
Der Techniker schaltet die Maschine wegen des Fehlers ab.
The technician shuts down the machine because of the fault.
Common mistake
Do not expect one English preposition to cover every use of wegen. The meaning depends on the sentence.