"because" in seven languages
Meaningbecause
Spanish
porque
/ˈpoɾke/
other source · Spanish por 'for' + que 'that'
French
parce que
/paʁskə/
other source · French par 'by' + ce 'this' + que 'that'
Italian
perché
/perˈke/
other source · Italian per 'for' + che 'that'
Portuguese
porque
/ˈpohki/
other source · Portuguese por 'for' + que 'that'
Romanian
pentru că
/ˈpentru kə/
other source · Romanian pentru 'for' + că 'that'
Catalan
perquè
/pərˈkɛ/
other source · Catalan per 'for' + què 'that'
English
because
/bɪˈkɔz/
other source · Middle English bi cause, from Old French cause
English → ItalianbecauseperchéNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The story
Each sister built 'because' from its own pieces, no Latin word survived. Spanish and Italian use the same form for 'why' (with an accent and a space in Spanish: por qué).
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In a sentence
- esNo voy porque estoy cansado.
- frJe n'y vais pas parce que je suis fatigué.
- itNon vado perché sono stanco.
- ptNão vou porque estou cansado.
- roNu merg pentru că sunt obosit.
- caNo hi vaig perquè estic cansat.
- enI'm not going because I'm tired.