Preposition из-за from behind

из-за from behind

A noun with из-за used with genitive denotes  the movement of an object from behind, and answers  the question откуда? from where?

Из-за тучи появилось солнце.

The sun appeared from behind the could.

 

Откуда появилось солнце?

Where did the sun appear from?

 

из-за owing to

A noun with из-за used with genitive denotes  cause or reason and answers the question: почему? why?

Почему самолёт опоздал?

Why did flight come late?

 

Самолёт опоздал из-за плохой пагоды.

The flight was late due to bad whether.