Polyglot Dictionary

weil

/vaɪ̯l/

conjunction A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Conj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. because

    Sends the conjugated verb to the end of its clause — "..., weil ich müde bin" (..., because I am tired) — the standard everyday word for "because," plainer than da.

    • Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich krank bin.

      I'm staying home because I'm sick.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

parce que

parce que is the French word for the same thing — both mean "because."

Portuguese

porque

porque is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "because."

Practice

1 What does weil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich bleibe zu Hause, ___ ich krank bin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches weil?

See also

conjunctioncore-vocabularygrammar

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