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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparce que
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paʁs kə
"Elle est restée à la maison parce qu'elle était malade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
For the reason that; on account of the fact that.
"She stayed home because she was feeling unwell." - 2
Used to introduce a statement that explains or provides justification for a previous statement.
"Turn on the lights because it is getting dark."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'by cause', combining the preposition 'by' and the noun 'cause' (from Old French and Latin 'causa'). Originally functioning as a prepositional phrase meaning 'for the reason that', it evolved into a single conjunction expressing causality.
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parce que
Transliteration: paʁs kə
"Elle est restée à la maison parce qu'elle était malade."
weil
Transliteration: vaɪl
"Sie blieb zu Hause, weil sie krank war."
perché
Transliteration: perˈke
"È rimasta a casa perché non si sentiva bene."
porque
Transliteration: poɾˈke
"Se quedó en casa porque estaba enferma."
porque
Transliteration: puɾˈki
"Ela ficou em casa porque estava doente."
क्योंकि
Transliteration: kyonki
"वह घर पर रही क्योंकि उसकी तसियत ठीक नहीं थी।"
因为
Transliteration: yīnwèi
"她待在家里因为她生病了。"
왜냐하면
Transliteration: waenyahamyeon
"그녀는 아프기 때문에 집에 머물렀다."
なぜなら
Transliteration: nazenara
"彼女は病気だったので家にいた。"
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