Translation
because of; for the sake of
Examples
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I came because of you.
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For that reason I did not tell the truth.
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We did it for the sake of our language.
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Why did you do that?
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She could not see me because of the tall man in front of her.
Pro gives the cause, gives the purpose, and per gives the means. So pro is I work because of the money, while is I work in order to get it. Being a preposition it takes a noun or pronoun, never a clause: for a clause you need ĉar. Pro is the ordinary way to say therefore.
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