Завдяки університету, я можу стати викладачем.

Thanks to the university, I can become a lecturer.

Breakdown of Завдяки університету, я можу стати викладачем.

• я: I
• могти: to be able
• стати: to become
• завдяки: thanks to

Questions & Answers about Завдяки університету, я можу стати викладачем.

What part of speech is завдяки, and how does it function in the sentence?

завдяки is a preposition meaning “thanks to” or “due to.” It introduces a prepositional phrase that expresses a positive cause or enabling condition for the main clause.

Why is університету in the dative case here?

Because the preposition завдяки requires its object to be in the dative case. The dative marks the entity providing the benefit or cause.

Is the comma after університету required?

The comma is optional. It marks a slight pause after the introductory phrase завдяки університету, but in Ukrainian style you can write the sentence with or without it:
• Завдяки університету я можу стати викладачем.
• Завдяки університету, я можу стати викладачем.

Why is викладачем in the instrumental case?

After verbs like стати (“to become”), the complement indicating the new role or profession takes the instrumental case. Here викладачем (instrumental of викладач) shows what you become.

Could you replace завдяки with дякуючи in this sentence?