Polyglot Dictionary

car

/kaʁ/

conjunction A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Conj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. because, for

    • Elle est absente car elle est malade.

      She is absent because she is sick.

Similar words

à cause de

car is a more formal or literary conjunction for "because, for"; à cause de is a phrase meaning "because of," used before a noun.

parce que

car is more formal or literary; parce que is the everyday word — both mean "because."

Practice

1 What does car mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle est absente ___ elle est malade.

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