porque

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.ke]

porque

1. because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)

• IPA^(key): /pʊɾˈkɪ/

porque

1. because

   Porque quero vivir en Galicia.

   Because I want to live in Galicia.

2. (reintegrationist, introducing a question) why

   Synonym: (standard) por que

   E porque nom podemos ir?

   And why can't we go?

• “porque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• edu.xunta.gal

• porq̃ (obsolete, abbreviation)
• pq (Internet slang)
• perque (obsolete)

From Old Galician-Portuguese porque, corresponding to por (“for”) +‎ que (“that”).

Cognate with Galician and Spanish porque, Catalan perquè, French parce que and Italian perché.

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /puɻ.ˈke/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɹ.ˈke/, /poɾ.ˈke/
• Hyphenation: por‧que

porque

1. because; for (introduces an explanation to the claim in the previous clause)

   Synonyms: pois, que

   Aproveita a vida porque ela é curta!

   Enjoy life because it is short!

For quotations using this term, see Citations:porque.

porque (not comparable)

1. (Portugal, introducing a question) why

   Synonym: (Brazil) por que

   Porque é que o céu é azul?

   Why is the sky blue?

For quotations using this term, see Citations:porque.

• porquê
• por que
• por quê

• pois

From por (“for; due to”) +‎ que (“what”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.ke]

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• Rhymes: -oɾke
• Syllabification: por‧que

porque

1. because

• The subordinate clause that porque introduces is most often in the indicative.
• When porque is negated — when one thing is said not to be because of another — its subordinate clause is in the subjunctive.

• “porque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014