Cause
à cause de
StandardA2What follows
à cause de + a noun
Function
Cause
Meaning
Gives the cause of a NEGATIVE fact, followed by a noun.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · no comma
Example
Le vol a été annulé à cause du brouillard.
The flight was cancelled because of the fog.
In the DELF
the B1 letter · the B2 oral presentation
The trap
À cause de for what goes wrong, grâce à for what goes right: "grâce au brouillard" would mean you are glad of it. Both take a NOUN, never a clause.
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