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Dobbiamo annullare la riunione a causa di questa interruzione.

Dobbiamo annullare la riunione a causa di questa interruzione.
We must cancel the meeting because of this interruption.
From Lesson 260:Expressing cause and blame (a causa di, per colpa di)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Dobbiamo annullare la riunione a causa di questa interruzione.

Why do we use a causa di here instead of just perché?
Perché means 'because' and must be followed by a conjugated verb (like 'because there is an interruption'). A causa di means 'because of' or 'due to' and is followed directly by a noun or pronoun, which in this sentence is the noun phrase questa interruzione.
Could I say per colpa di questa interruzione instead?
Yes, but it changes the tone slightly. A causa di is neutral and simply states the cause. Per colpa di implies negative blame or fault. Since an interruption is just an event rather than a person acting maliciously, the neutral a causa di sounds much more professional and natural here.
How do I know that interruzione is feminine, making it questa instead of questo?
A reliable rule of thumb is that Italian nouns ending in -zione (like interruzione, stazione, or lezione) are almost always feminine. Therefore, the demonstrative adjective must be the feminine questa to agree with it.
Why doesn't the verb annullare change its ending here?
Annullare (to cancel) is left in its infinitive form because it immediately follows the conjugated modal verb dobbiamo (we must). In Italian, when you have a modal verb expressing need, ability, or desire, the main action verb that follows it always stays in the infinitive.

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