Can "pues" mean "because"?

Question

I've read a few sentences recently in which "pues" seems to be used to mean "because". Could that be possible? If so, in what circumstances can it be used like this?

Answer 1

"Pues" significa "since" o "because" cuando se usa como conjunción. En este caso, "pues" es sinónimo de las siguientes locuciones (adverbiales o conjuntivas):

• luego
• puesto que
• ya que
• por consiguiente

Ejemplo: "Me uní a SpanishDict pues quiero perfeccionar mi español".

El anterior es un ejemplo del uso formal de la palabra "pues"; tal vez estés más familiarizada con los usos informales, pues son los más comunes, y en esos casos suele traducirse como "well".

Thank you for the thorough answer. :) - GraceM, Jun 25, 2013

Very helpful and in Spanish that even I can understand. Thanks Caefuego. - katydew, Jun 25, 2013

Answer 2

Pues... Click here

Thanks. :) That's always helpful. - GraceM, Jun 25, 2013

Stellar answer. - katydew, Jun 25, 2013

Answer 3

Great question Grace, and answer cae. I´d originally only learned it as well, but had recently noted a couplet things like Grace did, I think sort of in the sense of ¨consequently¨ but was not quite sure, and was just letting it stew a bit more. Thanks to Grace for the extra impetus,and cae for the clarification. You guys are awesome people and resources. Gracias.

I still need to let it stew. :) But I'm afraid the stew is becoming mush. :D - GraceM, Jun 25, 2013

:) - chileno, Jun 25, 2013

Cuando yo uso una palabra --insistió Humpty Dumpty con un tono de voz más bien desdeñoso-- quiere decir lo que yo quiero que diga..., ni más ni menos. - EugenioCosta, Jun 25, 2013

Answer 4

Una oración de linguee:

Podemos hacernos mejores practicando a menudo y regularmente, pues la práctica hace al maestro

"We can improve by practicing often and regularly, since practice makes for mastery."

"We can improve by practicing often and regularly, for practice makes for mastery."

"We can improve by practicing often and regularly because practice makes for mastery."

Thank you for the examples. :) - GraceM, Jun 26, 2013

No hay de que agradecer. Gracias a usted por una pregunta buenísima. - EugenioCosta, Jun 28, 2013

Answer 5

Like which ones?

Since you aid you had recently come across this type of usage, I thought you already had example and maybe you were being shy or whatever.

My intentions are always for you to use as many resources that you already have by the time are making the question, whether this resources are from your understanding of your own language or whatever understanding is stemming from the foreign language...

I am a bit adamant to just open myself...just to put it mildly.

I don't have an example sentence. I just wondered if it were possible and when it could be used that way. - GraceM, Jun 25, 2013

I´ve been in your shoes there too many times Grace. One is just starting to notice something, and it feels like time to ask a clarifying question to test understanding, but one doesn´t yet have concrete examples readily at hand. Es a veces frustrante. - rogspax, Jun 25, 2013

Yes, that happens a lot. I should clarify to chileno...I appreciate your reading this thread, chileno. I just realized my answer sounded curt. Oops. - GraceM, Jun 25, 2013

Oh please, nothing to do with being curt or not, this is what you said (I've read a few sentences recently in which "pues" seems to be used to mean "because") What am I to think? C? - chileno, Jun 25, 2013

Read my edit please. - chileno, Jun 25, 2013

"I am a bit adamant about just opening myself up..." - EugenioCosta, Jun 25, 2013

:) - chileno, Jun 25, 2013

Answer 6

En inglés la palabra "because" tiene muchos usos diferentes y contradictorios.

Answer 7

El español es claro. Es el inglés que queda muy confundido sobre "cause" and "because".