porque
See also: porqué, porquê, por que, por qué, and por quê
Asturian
Conjunction
porque
- because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊɾˈkɪ/
Conjunction
porque
- because
- Porque quero vivir en Galicia.
- Because I want to live in Galicia.
Further reading
- “porque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- porq̃ (obsolete, abbreviation)
- pq (Internet slang)
- perque (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese porque, corresponding to por (“for”) + que (“that”).
Cognate with Galician and Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /puʁˈke/ [puhˈke]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /puɾˈke/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /puʁˈke/ [puχˈke]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /puɻˈke/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpuɾ.k(ɨ)/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /puɻ.ˈke/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /poɹ.ˈke/, /poɾ.ˈke/
- Hyphenation: por‧que
Conjunction
porque
- 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!
- Synonyms: pois, que
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:porque.
Adverb
porque (not comparable)
- (Portugal, introducing a question) why
- Porque é o céu azul?
- Why is the sky blue?
- Synonym: (Brazil) por que
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:porque.
Related terms
- porquê
- por que
- por quê
See also
- pois
Spanish
Etymology
From por (“for; due to”) + que (“what”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.ke]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oɾke
- Syllabification: por‧que
Conjunction
porque
- 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
- porque sí
Related terms
- porqué
Further reading
- “porque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014