kvôli

Slovak

kvôli [with dative]

for, for the sake of
Synonyms: pre, za
- 1912, Martin Kukučín, Dom v stráni. Chapter 3:
  On jasne vidí — prvý raz v živote — že tento svet nebol stvorený len kvôli nemu.
  He understands clearly — for the first time in his life — that this world was not created only for his sake.
(proscribed) for, because of, due to
Synonyms: pre, skrz, skrze, následkom, vďaka, vinou
- 1893, Martin Kukučín, Dies Irae Chapter 10:
  Zas si bude myslieť, že kvôli peniazom.
  He will think again that it is because of money.

Sense 2 is non-standard, although fairly common, as it can be quite difficult even for native speakers to distinguish, whether they are expressing cause or purpose.