Spanish · Chapter 52 · Lesson 15 · Common mistake
porque, por qué or porqué?
One asks, one answers, and one is a noun.
The rule
por qué (two words, with an accent) asks the question. porque (one word, no accent) answers it. porqué (one word, with an accent) is a NOUN meaning the reason, and it takes an article: el porqué. There is a fourth form, por que, which is rare enough that leaving it alone will cost you nothing.
Pick the right one
0/6Pick the right one: porque or por qué or porqué.
¿ no vienes?
No vine estaba enfermo.
Nadie sabe el de su decisión.
Dime lo hiciste.
Lo hice me lo pediste.
Ese es el de todo.
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