позаяк

Ukrainian

Etymology

From по (po) +‎ за (za) +‎ як (jak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔzɐˈjak]

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Conjunction

позая́к • (pozaják)

1. because of (the fact that), due to (the fact that)

   Вона́ була́ ви́мушена поки́нути ко́ледж, позая́к не ма́ла доста́тньо ко́штів. ― Voná bulá výmušena pokýnuty kóledž, pozaják ne mála dostátnʹo kóštiv. ― She was forced to leave college due to her not having enough funds.

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “позаяк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “позаяк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)