parce que

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See also: parceque

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French par cel que (literally by this that). Cognates with Catalan perquè; Italian perché; Portuguese and Spanish porque.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paʁ.s(ə) kə/, (informal) /pas kə/
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Conjunction

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parce que

  1. because

Usage notes

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car is a coordinating conjunction while parce que is a subordinating conjunction.

See also

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Further reading

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