thanks to oor Afrikaans

thanks to

pre / adposition

because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.

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danksy

pre / adposition

Once mercilessly overhunted for its lustrous fur, the sable is making a comeback, thanks to conservationists.
Dit is vroeër meedoënloos gejag vir sy glansende pels, maar danksy bewaringsgesindes neem hulle getalle weer toe.

voorbeelde

2. (a) What are some ways in which Jehovah’s servants may express thankfulness to him?
2. (a) Wat is party maniere waarop Jehovah se knegte dankbaarheid teenoor hom kan betuig?

Let’s give thanks to our Provider
Kom ons dank ons groot Voorsiener

Everything's great, thanks to you.
Alles is groot, aan jou te danke.

“I give thanks to Jehovah that we have learned the truth,” she said.
“Ek dank Jehovah dat ons die waarheid geleer het”, het sy gesê.

“Thanks to God’s help, I never cried or panicked.
“Danksy God se hulp het ek nooit gehuil of paniekerig geraak nie.

But time has proved them right, and thanks to their patience, I was protected.”
Maar tyd het bewys dat hulle reg was, en danksy hulle geduld is ek beskerm.”

Thanks to the new covenant, they could embrace “the promise of the everlasting [heavenly] inheritance.”
Danksy die nuwe verbond kon hulle “die belofte van die ewige [hemelse] erfenis” aanneem.

But thanks to your article, I will be better understood.
Maar danksy julle artikel sal mense my beter verstaan.

Thanks to my wife’s untiring efforts, I am now taking up a lifesaving mission for the living God
Danksy my vrou se onvermoeide pogings neem ek nou deel aan ’n lewensreddende sending vir die lewende God

Instead, the naming of Judah expressed her thankfulness to God.
Juda se naam was eerder ’n blyk van haar dankbaarheid teenoor God.

Thanks to the Bible, I was able to make a lot of changes.
Die Bybel het my gehelp om baie veranderinge aan te bring.

Thanks to the resurrection hope, we do not have to be afraid of dying. —Hebrews 2:15.
Danksy die opstandingshoop kan ons bevry word van enige vrees vir die dood.—Hebreërs 2:15.

• For what reasons should we be thankful to Jehovah?
• Om watter redes moet ons dankbaar teenoor Jehovah wees?

Thanks to this article, I now understand what things I can learn from such ones.
Danksy hierdie artikel verstaan ek nou watter dinge ek van sulkes kan leer.

Certainly, they give no honor or thanks to him.
Hulle verheerlik of dank hom beslis nie.

Initially my Bible had been confiscated, but thanks to an officer, it was given back to me.
My Bybel is aanvanklik gekonfiskeer, maar danksy ’n offisier is dit aan my teruggegee.

Thanks to your series, I feel understood and I do not feel alone anymore.
Danksy julle reeks voel ek dat ek verstaan word, en ek voel nie meer alleen nie.

Isaiah foretold: “In that day you will certainly say: ‘Give thanks to Jehovah, you people!
Jesaja het voorspel: “In dié dag sal julle beslis sê: ‘Dank Jehovah!

But thanks to reconstructive jaw surgery at Tygerberg hospital, he now spoke normally, without the old lisp.
Maar danksy rekonstruktiewe kaakchirurgie by die Tygerberg-hospitaal praat hy nou normaal.

All of Jehovah’s Witnesses can give thanks to God for making the Ministerial Training School possible.
Al Jehovah se Getuies kan God dank dat die Bedieningsopleidingskool moontlik gemaak is.

(Galatians 5:22, 23) His personality was now different, thanks to the power of God’s Word.
Sy persoonlikheid was nou anders, danksy die krag van God se Woord.

Thanks to that, thousands of city residents heard about how Jehovah’s Witnesses preach and what they preach about.
As gevolg hiervan het duisende stadsbewoners gehoor hoe Jehovah se Getuies preek en waaroor hulle preek.

I was close to death several times, but thanks to Jehovah’s protective hand, I survived.
Ek was verskeie kere na aan die dood, maar danksy Jehovah se beskermende hand het ek behoue gebly.

Thanks to the school, I can read and write.”
Danksy die skool kan ek lees en skryf.”

The two families survived—thanks to the early-warning system of the cobra!
Die twee gesinne het dit oorleef—danksy die kobra se waarskuwingstelsel!