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See also: porqué, porquê, por que, por qué, and por quê

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.ke]
  • Rhymes: -oɾke
  • Syllabification: por‧que

Conjunction

porque

  1. because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)

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Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.kɪ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾke
  • Hyphenation: por‧que

Conjunction

porque

  1. because
    Porque quero vivir en Galicia.
    Because I want to live in Galicia.
  2. (reintegrationist, introducing a question) why
    Synonym: (standard) por que
    E porque nom podemos ir?
    And why can't we go?

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porque, from Vulgar Latin [Term?]. By surface analysis, univerbation of por (“for”) +‎ que (“that”). Doublet of por que.

Cognate with Galician and Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché.

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

porque

  1. because (introduces a reason for that described in the previous clause)
    Synonyms: pois, por causa que
    Escondi-me porque tive medo. ― I hid because I was afraid.
    • 1890, Aluizio Azevedo, O Cortiço, Rio de Janeiro: B. L. Garnier:
      Naquela manhã levantara-se ainda um pouco mais lânguido que do costume, porque passara mal a noite.
      That morning he had gotten up slightly slower than usual, because he had felt ill during the night.
    • 2008, Priscila Ferraz, nuvem de pó, Marco Zero, →ISBN, page 58:
      Nem é preciso dizer que o jantar foi um verdadeiro desastre. O arroz ficou empedrado, tipo “unidos venceremos”, a carne virou uma “sola de sapato”, salvou-se mais ou menos a salada, mesmo assim porque Cláudia não quis comentar nada a respeito de uma lesma que viu na alface mal lavada.
      Needless to say, dinner was a true disaster. The rice turned into a brick, like “one for all, all for one”, the meat turned into a rubber, the salad could more or less be salvaged, even so because Cláudia withheld any comment regarding the slug she saw on the poorly washed lettuce.
  2. because (introduces an explanation to a claim in the previous clause)
    Synonyms: pois, que
    Aproveita a vida, porque ela é curta! ― Enjoy life, because it’s short!
    • 2006, Richard Diegues, André Vianco, Alexandre Heredia, Visões de São Paulo - Ensaios Urbanos, Tarja Editorial, →ISBN, page 13:
      Formigas. Formiguinhas pequenininhas, marchando em linha. E elas falam. Elas dizem coisas impossíveis de entender porque eu não falo formiguês.t=Ants. Little tiny ants, marching in line. And they talk. They say things that are impossible to understand because I don’t speak antese.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Adverb

porque (not comparable)

  1. European Portuguese standard spelling of por que
    Porque é que o céu é azul?
    Why is the sky blue?
  2. (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943) of por que; now a common misspelling.
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Spanish

Etymology

From por (“for; due to”) +‎ que (“what”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.ke]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾke
  • Syllabification: por‧que

Conjunction

porque

  1. because
    Los pasteles modernos son sabrosos porque están caramelizados.
    Modern cakes are delicious because they're caramelized.
    • 2021 July 21, Juan Garzon, “Los mejores celulares Android de 2021”, in CNN en Español‎:
      Comprar un celular no es fácil, al menos considerando que lo ideal es comprar el mejor para cada uno de nosotros porque no todos tenemos las mismas necesidades, ni le damos el mismo uso, ni podemos pagar el mismo precio, ni tenemos las mismas preferencias. Sin embargo, aquí recopilo los mejores celulares Android de 2021, teniendo en cuenta estos aspectos para ayudarte a determinar cuál podría ser mejor opción para ti.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • The subordinate clause that porque introduces is most often in the indicative.
  • When porque is negated — when one thing is said not to be because of another — its subordinate clause is in the subjunctive.

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