Asturian

Conjunction

porque

1. because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)

Galician

Conjunction

porque

1. because

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• porq̃ (obsolete, abbreviation)
• pq (Internet slang)
• perque (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Northeast and Brasília) IPA^(key): /poʁ.ˈke/, /puʁ.ˈke/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /puɻ.ˈke/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɹ.ˈke/, IPA^(key): /poɾ.ˈke/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpuɾ.kɨ/
• Hyphenation: por‧que

Etymology

From Old Portuguese porque, corresponding to por ‎(“for”) +‎ que ‎(“that”).

Cognate with Galician porque, Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché.

Conjunction

porque

1. because; for (introduces an explanation to the claim in the previous clause)

   Aproveita tua vida porque ela é curta!‎

   Enjoy your life because it is short!

Synonyms

• pois

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:porque.

Adverb

porque (not comparable)

1. (Portugal) Alternative form of por que

   Porque é o céu azul?‎

   Why is the sky blue?

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:porque.

Related terms

• porquê
• por que
• por quê

See also

• pois

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾ.ke/

Etymology

From por + que.

Conjunction

porque

1. because

Usage notes

• The subordinate clause that porque introduces is most often in the indicative.
• When porque is negated — when one thing is said not to be because of another — its subordinate clause is in the subjunctive.

Related terms

• porqué