This is the 288th most frequent Slovak word.
kvôli
"Kvôli" means "because of" or "due to" in English.
In this sentence, "kvôli" denotes the cause or reason for the disrupted plans, specifically the rain.
Nepodarilo sa nám plány zrealizovať kvôli dažďu.
We couldn’t carry out the plans because of the rain.
Here, "kvôli" is used to indicate the cause of the lateness, which is the person's influence.
Kvôli tebe som prišiel neskoro.
I arrived late because of you.
"Kvôli" describes the cause of the children's absence from lessons, which is the strike.