Learn Spanish (Latin America): Habrá racionamiento de agua a causa de la sequía. - There will be water rationing because of the drought.

Habrá racionamiento de agua a causa de la sequía.

There will be water rationing because of the drought.

Breakdown of Habrá racionamiento de agua a causa de la sequía.

from / of

haber

to be (there is / there are)

Questions & Answers about Habrá racionamiento de agua a causa de la sequía.

Why use a causa de instead of porque in this sentence?

a causa de means 'because of' and is always followed by a noun or noun phrase, like la sequía (the drought). If you wanted to use porque (because), you would need a full phrase with a conjugated verb, like porque hay una sequía (because there is a drought).

Could I use debido a here instead of a causa de?

Yes! Both a causa de and debido a are formal ways to say 'because of' or 'due to', and both are followed by a noun. You can say debido a la sequía with exactly the same meaning.

What verb is habrá, and why doesn't it follow the normal future tense rules?

habrá means 'there will be.' It is the future tense of the impersonal verb haber (which gives us hay for 'there is/are'). It is irregular because it drops the 'e' from the infinitive before adding the future ending (haber becomes habr-, making it habrá).

Why is it racionamiento de agua rather than putting the words in the English order?