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English Word of The Day: Because

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Because

Because [bi-kos] conjunción1. Porque, por esta razón, a causa de.

"I can read much faster now because of my new eye."

"Puedo leer mucho más rápido ahora porque debido a mi nuevo ojo."

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updated Feb 16, 2012
edited by 00494d19
posted by 0043ad50
Sorry about that edit problem. Spanish corrections appreciated - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: "...debido a mi nuevo ojo" - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
These are not sentences. Why do you put in the quotation marks? - Don-Linton, Mar 14, 2011
They are sentences if you put a period at the end. - JoyceM, Mar 14, 2011
Thank you Don and Joyce for your keen eye. I give you my humble apology for the omission of the periods. It is now a statement , or quote, and the quotation marks are appropriate. Have a wonderful day. - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
thank you Izanoni for your correction mi amigo - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
Sorry. I think that I was not being clear enough earlier. Edited. - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011

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Todas las tipas de madres se ven reprender a sus hijos y diciendo, "porque yo lo digo!"

All types of Moms are seen chastising their kids and saying, "because I said so!"

Edit from Izanoni1: "Se ven todo tipo de mujeres reprender a sus hijos: "(hazlo) porque te digo que lo hagas/porque te digo yo"

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updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
OOOOOooooooooooo I know this will come as a surprise to many but I love foxes! - rabbitwho, Mar 14, 2011
jajaja I love them too! they run around our house all of the time. - amykay, Mar 14, 2011
Lol very funny bandit jajajajaja - 00b6f46c, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: "Se ven todo tipo de mujeres reprender a sus hijos: "(hazlo) porque te digo que lo hagas" - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: "Se ven todo tipo de mujeres reprender a sus hijos: "(hazlo) porque te digo que lo hagas/porque te digo yo" - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: Se ven todo tipo de madres se ven reprender a sus hijos y digo, "porque yo lo digo!" - bandit51jd, Mar 14, 2011
bandit, correct your post please, Izan is as usually right with his corrections - 00494d19, Mar 15, 2011
Hope I did the correction to the post satisfactorily! - bandit51jd, Mar 15, 2011
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I got up and went to work this morning only because I need money.

Desperté y fui al trabajo esto mañana solo porque necesito dinero.

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updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by rabbitwho
posted by rabbitwho
:) - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: Me desperté y me fui al trabajo esta mañana solo porque necesito dinero. - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
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Porque no he dormido en tres días, estoy muy cansada.


Because I haven't slept in 3 days, I'm very tired.

(I'm not sure if I should have used haya instead of "he".)

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updated Mar 15, 2011
posted by amykay
Good example ie."Because" heads up subordinate clauses, which means if you have a clause that starts with "because," you must also have a main clause in your sentence - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
Suggestions: "Porque hace tres días que no duermo, estoy muy cansada." or "Porque no duermo hace tres días, estoy muy cansada." - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
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"...because of the wonderful things he does." (The Wizard of Oz)

"...porque de las cosas maravillosas hace."

(corrections welcome)

updated Mar 14, 2011
posted by DR1960
Where is the first part of the sentence? - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: "...por causa de las maravillas que hace" or "...por las maravillas que hace" - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
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Mis ropas están mojadas debido al hecho de que está lloviendo.

My clothes are wet because it is raining.

updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
:) - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
:) - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
Or simply: Mis ropas están mojadas porque está lloviendo. - LuisCache, Mar 15, 2011
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Cada vez que le preguntaba a mi madre por qué no podía hacer algo, siempre me decia: "Porque te lo digo yo".

Every time I asked my mother why I couldn't do something , she always told me, "Because I said so".

updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Good one sanlee. Your preterite post went very well. - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
Maybe: Cada vez que le preguntaba a mi madre por qué no podía hacer algo, siempre me decia: "porque te lo digo yo." - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
¡Gracias, Izanoni! Porque tú lo dices :) - sanlee, Mar 14, 2011
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Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

No me odies por ser deliciosa.

updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
We love you because you are beautiful inside and out Leatha - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
You're so sweet. - Leatha, Mar 14, 2011
Suggestion: No me odies por ser deliciosa - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
Gracias, Izanoni. - Leatha, Mar 15, 2011
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He aprendido que nunca debe argumentar con una idiota porque personas que están viendo no puede saber la diferencia.

I have learned to never argue with an idiot because people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

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updated Mar 15, 2011
posted by 001a2987
I too try not to respond to youtube comments! - rabbitwho, Mar 14, 2011
Youtube comments?? I honestly never knew that Mark Twain used youtube...thank you for teaching me something!! :) - 001a2987, Mar 14, 2011
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I want to learn Spanish because I want to explore more things in life wink

alt text Quiero aprender español porque quiero explorar más cosas en la vida!wink

Wow you posted the word very early today I was going to miss it!

updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Great! - LuisCache, Mar 15, 2011
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Ella es mí mejor amiga porqué ella es loca.

She is my bestfriend because she is crazy

updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by jessica-kile
posted by jessica-kile
porque the conjunction, not porqué the noun. - lorenzo9, Mar 14, 2011
Lorenzo. Did you mean "porque" the conjunction and not "porqué" the interrogative? - Moe, Mar 14, 2011
A noun is a person place or thing and neither of these porque/é words is a noun. - Moe, Mar 14, 2011
You need a period at the end of the sentence and an English translation. - JoyceM, Mar 14, 2011
Thank you Joyce - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
@Moe: "El porqué" (note the accent) is a noun (meaning something along the lines of "the reason"). Here's the RAE entry: http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=porqué - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
@Jessica-kile: Note that the subject pronoun is unnecessary here. Also, I'm not sure that the word "loco" has the connotation that you might be looking for: "Es mi mejor amiga porque es (tan) divertida/excéntrica/extravagante" - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
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¡No quiero ir de compras contigo porque no tengo dinero y tú hablas demasiado mucho!

I don't want to go shopping with you because I don't have any money and you talk too much!

updated Mar 15, 2011
posted by Lise-Laroche
Nice attempt. For the last part I would suggest: "...porque no tengo dinero y hablas demasiado." - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
The unnecessary subject pronoun "tú" could get you put into the "dunce corner" - haha :) - pesta, Mar 15, 2011
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¡Lo hago no porque tenga ganas, sino porque es mi deber!


I am not doing this because I want to, but because I have to!

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updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
...want to, but because..... - 0043ad50, Mar 15, 2011
Gracias Marshall. - Rolest, Mar 15, 2011
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I will bring you a cup of hot coffee because you are very cold.

Te traeré una taza de café caliente porque tiene mucho frio.

updated Mar 15, 2011
posted by pesta
:) - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
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Fenerbahçe is our everything because we are Fenerbahçe supporters.

El Fenerbahçe es nuestro todo porque somos seguidores del Fenerbahçe.

updated Mar 14, 2011
edited by tevbekar
posted by tevbekar
Do not use sentence fragments with "Because" at the beginning of a sentence. - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
good - 0043ad50, Mar 14, 2011
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Could you give 5 bucks, because I want an ice cream?

Puedes darme 5 dólares, porque quiero un helado?

updated Mar 15, 2011
edited by LuisCache
posted by LuisCache
Could you give me 5 bucks, because I want an ice cream?/Could you give me 5 bucks for an ice cream?/Could you give me 5 bucks, so that I can buy an ice cream? - Izanoni1, Mar 14, 2011
Thank you Izazoni. - LuisCache, Mar 15, 2011