Translation
because
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Word origin
From Middle High German die wīle, the while, which narrowed from during the time that to because.
- Origin
- Middle High German
- Root
- wīle
- English cognates
- while
Examples
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I am not coming because I am ill.
, .
Because it is raining, we are staying at home.
? .
Why? Because that is how I want it.
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Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(9)German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Question Words: wer, was, wo, wann, warum and wie
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
German Separable Verbs with Modals and werden: Word Order
German Separable Verbs: anrufen, aufstehen and the Prefix That Jumps to the End
German Conjunctions: weil, dass, wenn and the Verb That Goes Last
German Sentence Structure: Why the Verb Always Comes Second
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: weil, Zeit, heute and 11 more words.