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porqué

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
porqué nm	(causa, motivo)	reason, cause n
	Se está investigando el porqué del accidente.
	They're investigating the cause of the accident.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
por qué loc adv	(por cuál causa)	why adv
	¿Por qué compraste una moto en vez de un carro?
	Ignoro por qué está tan enfadado.
	I don't know why you're so angry.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
porque conj	(a causa de)	because conj
	No fui de paseo porque llovía.
	I didn't go for a walk because it was raining.

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Compound Forms: porque | porqué | por qué
Spanish		English
así porque sí loc adv	coloquial (sin más)	just for the sake of it adv
		just because adv
	(colloquial)	just for the hell of it adv
	Carlos me llamó por teléfono y empezó a insultarme así porque sí.
de no ser porque [+ indicativo] loc conj	(si no fuera porque)	if it weren't for, if it hadn't been for v expr
	(formal)	had it not been for, were it not for v expr
	De no ser porque había un autobús nocturno, habríamos tenido que volver a casa caminando.
	If it hadn't been for the night bus, we would have had to walk home.
porque no conj + adv	(causal)	because...not conj
	No puedo aceptar porque no estoy de acuerdo con la propuesta.
	I can't accept because I'm not in agreement with the proposal.
porque sí loc adv	coloquial (por capricho, sin razón)	for the sake of it expr
		for the hell of it expr
	Federico renunció a su trabajo porque sí: el salario era bueno y su jefe lo trataba muy bien.
porque sí expr	coloquial (porque lo digo yo)	just because, because I say so interj
	—¿Por qué debo ir a la escuela? —Porque sí.
	- "Why do I have to go to school" - "Because I say so" -
porque sobra expr	(porque hay de más)	because there's plenty of expr
		because there is some left over expr
		because there is too many expr
		because there is too much expr
	Invitaremos al vecino a cenar porque sobra comida.
	We'll invite the neighbor over to dinner because there's plenty of food.
porque yo lo digo, porque lo digo yo expr	(porque si)	because I say so v expr
	Debes ir a la escuela porque lo digo yo.
	You have to go to school because I say so.
porque yo lo valgo expr	coloquial (porque quiero hacerlo)	because I'm worth it v expr
	Me iré de viaje sola porque yo lo valgo.
	I'll go on holiday alone because I'm worth it.

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