German | English | |
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jdm. etw. verdanken {vt} | to owe sb. sth. | |
verdankend | owing | |
verdankt | owed | |
Ich habe alles meinen Eltern zu verdanken | I owe it all to my parents. | |
Ich verdanke ihm viel. | I owe him much. | |
Er hat ihr viel zu verdanken. | He owes a lot to her. | |
Das verdanke ich dir. [iron.] | I've got you to thank for that. [iron.] | |
wegen {prp; +Gen.; +Dat. [ugs.]} | because of; due to; owing to; on account of | |
wegen des schlechten Wetters; des schlechten Wetters wegen | because of the bad weather; owing to the bad weather | |
wegen Krankheit geschlossen | closed due to illness | |
wegen seiner Schwester | on account of his sister | |
der Liebe wegen | for romantic reasons | |
Das verdanke ich dir/euch! | It's all because of you! |