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French
Etymology
See puis, que.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
puisque
- since, because
’’Puisqu’il ne sera pas de retour avant cinq heures, je propose que nous commencions sans lui.- Since he will not be back before 5 o’clock, I suggest we begin without him.
2018, Zaz, Qué vendrá:Puisque nous sommes ici sans savoir ce qui nous attend un peu plus tard, laisser parler mon instinct me guérit.- Since we're here without knowing what awaits us a little bit later, letting my instinct speak heals me.
Usage notes
- Puisque is elided to puisqu’ before a vowel.
- Verbs subordinate to puisque do not traditionally take the subjunctive, but such usage is sometimes encountered in the speech of native Francophones.
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