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El gerente anda investigando la causa debido a las quejas.

El gerente anda investigando la causa debido a las quejas.
The manager is going around investigating the cause due to the complaints.
From Lesson 431:Causal connectors (debido a, a causa de)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El gerente anda investigando la causa debido a las quejas.

Why is it debido a here instead of debido a que?
You use debido a because it is followed directly by a noun phrase (las quejas). If you wanted to follow it with a conjugated verb, like "due to the fact that they complained", you would need the que to connect the clauses: debido a que se quejaron.
Why use anda investigando instead of está investigando?
While está investigando simply means "is investigating", using the verb andar with a gerund (an -ando or -iendo word) adds a feeling of "going around doing" something. It implies the manager is actively moving about or persistently looking into the cause.
Could I use por culpa de instead of debido a in this sentence?
Yes, you could say por culpa de las quejas. However, por culpa de carries a strong negative tone of placing blame, translating closer to "through the fault of the complaints." Using debido a is a more neutral and professional way to say "due to," which fits a manager investigating an issue.
Is the noun quejas related to the verb quejarse?
Exactly. The reflexive verb quejarse means to complain, making las quejas the direct noun equivalent: the complaints.

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