Word · A1
porque
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because
Não saí porque estava chovendo. I didn't go out because it was raining.
Fiquei em casa porque estava com febre. I stayed at home because I had a fever.
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why (written por que)
Por que você está rindo? Why are you laughing?
Forms: pq
Don't confuse
- por queWritten apart (por que) it means "why"; porque is "because"; porquê (with accent) is the noun "reason" or the word at the end of a question.
Phrases with this word
- Leva um casaco, porque de noite esfria.Take a jacket, because it gets cold at night.
- Saí da empresa porque queria crescer profissionalmente.I left the company because I wanted to grow professionally.
- Vou acelerar um pouco, porque o tempo está acabando.I'll speed up a bit, because time is running out.
- O carro foi rebocado porque estava em local proibido.The car was towed because it was parked illegally.
- Até porque ninguém é contra o progresso em si.After all, nobody is against progress as such.