三TOPIK 5-6

N(으)로 인해

due to, owing to

Names what caused a result. It belongs to news, reports and official notices. The cause is normally an event or a situation rather than something a person chose to do. Before a noun it becomes -로 인한.

접속 conjugation

  • noun without a final consonant + 로 인해: 폭우로 인해 행사가 연기됐습니다
  • noun with a final consonant + 으로 인해: 정전으로 인해 작업이 중단됐습니다
  • before a noun, -로 인한: 지연으로 인한 손실

예문

EXAMPLES
폭우로 인해 이번 주 행사가 다음 달로 연기되었습니다.
Owing to heavy rain, this week's event has been put back to next month.from 2026.09.04 Fri the examples
맞습니다. 중간 확인을 건너뛴 것으로 인해 작업을 처음부터 다시 하게 됐습니다.
You're right. Skipping the mid-point check meant the work had to be redone from the start.from 2026.09.04 Fri the business dialogue
공사로 인해 이 길은 다음 주까지 통제됩니다.
Owing to construction work, this road is closed until next week.from 2026.09.05 Sat the examples
태풍으로 인한 피해가 예상보다 컸습니다.
The damage from the typhoon was worse than expected.from 2026.09.05 Sat the examples
그러게. 게다가 어제는 공사로 인해 지하도가 막혀서 건너가지도 못했어.
Right? And owing to the construction work yesterday the underpass was blocked, so I couldn’t even cross over.from 2026.09.05 Sat the everyday dialogue
※This is formal written Korean; in speech 때문에 does the job. The cause is normally an event or condition, not a person's own action — "because I forgot" is 제가 잊어버려서, not 제가 잊어버린 것으로 인해.

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