puisque

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French

Etymology

See puis, que.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɥisk/
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Conjunction

puisque

  1. 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.

Usage notes

  • Verbs following puisque do not take the subjunctive
  • Puisque becomes puisqu' before a vowel.

Further reading