parce que

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French par cel que (literally by this that). Cognates with Catalan perquè; Italian perché; Portuguese and Spanish porque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.s(ə) kə/, (informal) /pas kə/
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Conjunction

parce que

  1. because

Usage notes

car is a coordinating conjunction while parce que is a subordinating conjunction.

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