ja que, puèi que, coma

Since and as

Level 4

Start the sentence with coma, ja que or puèi que to give a reason that everyone knows.

How It Works

Word	Example	English
coma	Coma plòu, restam a l'ostal.	As it is raining, we stay at home.
ja que	Ja que sètz aicí, manjatz amb nosautres.	Since you are here, eat with us.
puèi que	Puèi que Joan es aicí, començam.	Since Joan is here, we start.

These words give a reason the listener already knows. For a new reason, use perque after the main clause: Restam a l'ostal perque plòu.

Coma has other jobs. It means like or as in tan ... coma (as ... as). At the start of a sentence, followed by a clause, it gives a reason. With an imperfect it can also mean as, at the time: Coma passava davant l'escòla, ausiguèt un crit (As he was passing the school, he heard a cry).

The verb after these words is in the indicative. Do not use the French comme.

Examples (4)

Coma plòu, restam a l'ostal.
As it is raining, we stay at home.
Coma gives the reason.
Ja que sètz aicí, manjatz amb nosautres.
Since you are here, eat with us.
Ja que starts the reason, and manjatz is the command.
Puèi que Joan es aicí, començam.
Since Joan is here, we start.
Puèi que is the less frequent word.
Coma èra tard, partiguèrem.
As it was late, we left.
Coma also works with the past.

Common Mistakes

Using the French word comme.
Comme plòu, restam a l'ostal.
Coma plòu, restam a l'ostal.
Occitan writes coma.

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ja que, puèi que, comaLevel 4Since and as

Learn This First

Ja que, puèi que and coma give a known reason, so per çò que comes first.

per çò queBecause
Know per çò que, because ja que, puèi que and coma are other words for a reason: Puèi que Joan es aicí, començam.
Level 4

Words in This Pattern

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