per çò que
Because
Put per çò que before the reason, and the reason comes in a clause with its own verb.
How It Works
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| perqué | why (a question) | Perqué partissètz? |
| perque | because | Partissèm perque es tard. |
| per çò que | because (longer) | Manjam ara per çò qu'avèm fam. |
The clause can come first or second: Per çò que Maria es malauta, demòra a l'ostal (Because Maria is ill, she stays at home).
Learn perque first, because it is shorter. Per çò que appears in tales and in modern prose.
Do not confuse perque (because, with no accent) and perqué (why, with the accent). A short reply to Perqué? can start with perque: Perque es tard (Because it is late).
Examples (4)
- Soi content per çò que ven.
I am happy because he is coming.
Per çò que starts the reason.
- Demorèri a l'ostal per çò que ploviá.
I stayed at home because it was raining.
The reason uses the imperfect.
- Manjam ara per çò qu'avèm fam.
We eat now because we are hungry.
Que becomes qu' before avèm.
- Per çò que Maria es malauta, demòra a l'ostal.
Because Maria is ill, she stays at home.
The reason can come first.
Common Mistakes
Using the question word for because.
Soi content perqué ven.Soi content perque ven.Perqué with the accent asks why. Perque without it means because.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Per çò que gives a reason and builds on perqué and çò que, so those come first.
Related Patterns
Words in This Pattern
Practice per çò que in Bubblegum
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