Translation
because of; for the sake of
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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 . Pro is the ordinary way to say therefore.
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Grammar articles
(9)Esperanto Correlatives in Use: tiu kiu, tio kion and More
After the Esperanto Course: What to Do Next (Kien de Ĉi Tie)
Esperanto Letter Writing: Register and Politeness
Unofficial Esperanto Affixes: -oz-, -iv- and the Rest
Spoken Esperanto: What People Actually Say
Esperanto Prepositions: The Full List, With Examples
Tricky Esperanto Prepositions: je, po and Direction -n
Esperanto Verbs and Prepositions: Which One Each Verb Takes
Esperanto Word Endings: -o, -a, -e and -i
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 11: pro, plej, nia and 10 more words.