/paʁsə/
Translation
because (part of parce que)
Word origin
Used only in the conjunction parce que ('because'), from the phrase par ce que, literally 'by that which', combining Latin per ('through, by') and the demonstrative.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- per ce que
Examples
j' .
I stayed home because I had a fever.
l' ' '.
She turned down the offer because she wanted more money.
' l'.
He succeeded because he worked hard all year.
' .
He's crying because he lost his toy.
.
I'm staying home because I'm tired.
ne s'emploie qu'au sein de la locution conjonctive parce que, qui introduit une subordonnée causale. Devant une voyelle, que s'élide en qu' : parce qu'il est malade. Parce que répond à la question pourquoi ? et exprime une cause réelle du point de vue du locuteur.
La différence entre parce que et car est stylistique : car est plus littéraire et ne peut pas démarrer une réponse seule (pourquoi ? - parce que... est naturel, pourquoi ? - car... l'est beaucoup moins). Puisque introduit une cause considérée comme déjà connue de l'interlocuteur.
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Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(7)French Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
How to Say Therefore, So, Thus and Hence in French
French Interrogatives: qui, que, où, quand, comment, pourquoi, combien, quel
Sequencing French Past Tenses: Passé Composé, Imparfait and Plus-que-parfait Together
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
The French Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
Subjunctive or Indicative: How to Choose in French
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