덕분

deokbun [덕뿐]

N 덕분에 · 덕분이에요

thanks to, owing to (something good)

Example

선생님 덕분에 한국어 실력이 많이 늘었어요.

Thanks to my teacher, my Korean has improved a lot.

Word parts

덕 virtue분 share

Literally 'a share of virtue' — benefiting from someone's goodness.

Good to know

Use 덕분에 for good results; for bad ones use 때문에 or 탓에.