Questions & Answers about בגלל הגשם אני לא רוצה ללכת על המדרכה בלי מטרייה.
בגלל means because of and is followed by a noun phrase:
- בגלל הגשם = because of the rain
By contrast, כי usually means because and is followed by a full clause:
- אני לא רוצה ללכת כי יורד גשם = I don’t want to go because it’s raining
So in your sentence, בגלל is used because the reason is expressed as a noun, הגשם.
The ה־ is the definite article, like the in English.
- גשם = rain
- הגשם = the rain
Hebrew often uses the definite form in places where English might or might not use the. In this sentence, בגלל הגשם is very natural for because of the rain.