{"id":822,"date":"2010-06-21T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=822"},"modified":"2010-06-21T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T18:04:27","slug":"the-whys-and-becauses-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/the-whys-and-becauses-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"The “whys” and “becauses” in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

In English we use why<\/em> and because<\/em> to ask for and give reasons for something. Spanish, however, has four ways of expressing cause and reason. Let\u2019s check them out.<\/p>\n

1. por qu\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 used in a direct or indirect question.<\/p>\n

\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no fuiste a la fiesta anoche? <\/em>(Why didn\u2019t you go to the party last night?)
\n\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 te r\u00edes? <\/em>(Why are you laughing?)
\nNo s\u00e9 por qu\u00e9 tiene tanta prisa.<\/em> (I don\u2019t know why he is in such a hurry.)
\nElla no sabe por qu\u00e9 su novio la dej\u00f3.<\/em> (She doesn\u2019t know why her boyfriend left her.)<\/p>\n

2. por que<\/strong> \u2013 means \u201cby which\u201d, \u201cthrough which\u201d or \u201cbecause of which\u201d.<\/p>\n

Los problemas por que pas\u00e9 me hicieron crecer mucho. <\/em>(The problems which I went through made me grow a lot.)
\n\u00c9sa es la carretera por que circulan muchos camiones.<\/em> (This is the road where many trucks go by.)<\/p>\n

3. porque <\/strong>\u2013 because<\/p>\n

Me r\u00edo porque me has dicho algo muy chistoso.<\/em> (I\u2019m laughing because you told me something really funny.)
\nVa al cine desp\u00faes de la medianoche porque le gusta.<\/em> (He goes to the movies after midnight because he likes it.)<\/p>\n

4. porqu\u00e9 <\/strong>\u2013 is a noun and it means \u201cthe reason\u201d, \u201cthe motive\u201d.<\/p>\n

No me dijo el porqu\u00e9 de su preocupaci\u00f3n. <\/em>(He didn\u2019t tell me the reason for his worries.)
\nEst\u00e1n averiguando el porqu\u00e9 del tr\u00e1gico accidente.<\/em> (They\u2019re checking the reason for that tragic accident.)<\/p>\n

Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In English we use why and because to ask for and give reasons for something. Spanish, however, has four ways of expressing cause and reason. Let\u2019s check them out. 1. por qu\u00e9 \u2013 used in a direct or indirect question. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no fuiste a la fiesta anoche? (Why didn\u2019t you go to the party…<\/p>\n

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