gapú iti
Because of Something
gapu iti + cause noun explains an event's cause.
How It Works
Follow gapu iti with a common-noun phrase naming a cause, such as hunger or rain. An activity nominal can likewise name a causal event and carry a possessor identifying its participant. The main predicate retains its own voice and aspect.
Compare gapu iti tudo, “because of the rain,” with a reason stated as a clause using ta. A nominal cause can include modifiers without becoming a finite reason clause. Gapu neither marks tense nor agrees with a participant; oblique marking depends on the following referent.
The 2022 guide explicitly prescribes gapu iti. Constantino's gapo is a witnessed historical spelling, not evidence of a different causal construction. These modern examples use gapu and omit the optional stress accent retained in the catalog key. Panagbiahe is independently witnessed as an activity noun.
Examples (3)
- Nagsangit ni Mario gapu iti bisin.
Mario cried because of hunger.
A condition noun supplies the cause.
- Nagawidkami gapu iti tudo.
We went home because of the rain.
The nominal cause accompanies a completed action; kami excludes the addressee.
- Nagsangit ti ubing gapu iti panagbiahe ni Teresa.
The child cried because of Teresa’s journey.
Panagbiahe names the causal event; ni Teresa identifies its participant.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Gapu iti introduces a noun phrase naming a cause.
Related Patterns
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