porque

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

Asturian

Conjunction

porque

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

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Galician

Conjunction

porque

1. because

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• porq̃ (obsolete, abbreviation)
• pq (Internet slang)
• perque (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese porque, corresponding to por (“for”) +‎ que (“that”).

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poʁ.ˈke/, /puʁ.ˈke/
• IPA^(key): /puɻ.ˈke/
• IPA^(key): /poɹ.ˈke/, IPA^(key): /poɾ.ˈke/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾ.kɨ/
• Hyphenation: por‧que

Conjunction

porque

1. because; for (introduces an explanation to the claim in the previous clause)

   Aproveita tua vida porque ela é curta!

   Enjoy your life because it is short!

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:porque.

Synonyms

• pois
• que

Adverb

1. (Portugal) Alternative form of por que

   Porque é o céu azul?

   Why is the sky blue?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:porque.

Related terms

• porquê
• por que
• por quê

See also

• pois

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.ke]

Conjunction

porque

1. because

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.

Derived terms

• porque hoy es hoy

 

Related terms

• porqué

Further reading

• “porque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014