All right, you go to your Spanish class, learn a thousand verb forms but still think you’re not learning enough just because you watched an Almod\u00f3var movie and got stuck when the actor said something translated as \u201cbecause\u201d and it was not \u201cporque\u201d? Let’s take a look at some other \u201cbecauses\u201d in Spanish.<\/p>\n
1. Por<\/strong>: it means “because of.” 2. A causa de<\/strong>: usually followed by a noun or noun phrase, it means “because of.” 3. Como<\/strong>: translated in English as “as”. It appears at the beginning of the sentence.<\/p>\n Como estaba cansada, no sali\u00f3.<\/em> – As (Because) she was tired, she didn’t leave. 4. Debido a, debido a que<\/strong> – “due to”, “due to the fact that” 5. Dado que, ya que, en vista de que, puesto que<\/strong> \u2013 All these expressions mean roughly \u201cconsidering the fact that\u201d and can be translated as “because.” 6. Gracias a<\/strong>: “thanks to.” Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All right, you go to your Spanish class, learn a thousand verb forms but still think you’re not learning enough just because you watched an Almod\u00f3var movie and got stuck when the actor said something translated as \u201cbecause\u201d and it was not \u201cporque\u201d? Let’s take a look at some other \u201cbecauses\u201d in Spanish. 1. Por…<\/p>\n
\n Lo hice por orgullo.<\/em> – I did it because of (out of) pride.
\n Voy a M\u00e9xico por los mariachis.<\/em> – I am going to Mexico because of the mariachis.
\nPor <\/strong>is not normally used at the beginning of a sentence.<\/p>\n
\n Ella sali\u00f3 a causa de su jefe.<\/em> \u2013 She left because of her boss.
\n Se moj\u00f3 a causa de la lluvia.<\/em> \u2013 He got wet because of the rain.<\/p>\n
\n Como no vino la maestra, salieron m\u00e1s temprano. <\/em>\u2013 As (Because) the teacher didn’t come, they left earlier.<\/p>\n
\n Necesitan jerseys debido al fr\u00edo.<\/em> \u2013 They need sweaters, because of the cold.
\n La poblaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 abrumada debido a que el alcalde no arregla los agujeros en las calles.<\/em> The people are weary because the mayor won’t fix the potholes on the streets.<\/p>\n
\n Ya que es inteligente, cree que no tiene que estudiar.<\/em> – Because he’s smart he doesn’t think he needs to study.
\n Dado que no hab\u00eda muchos alumnos, la directora decidi\u00f3 cerrar la escuela.<\/em> \u2013 Because there were few students, the principal decided to close the school.<\/p>\n
\n Logr\u00f3 pasar en el examen gracias al empe\u00f1o de su hermana mayor. <\/em>\u2013 He managed to pass the exam because of (thanks to) his older sister’s hard work.<\/p>\n