Polyglot Dictionary

porque

/poɾˈke/

conjunction A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Conj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. because

    • Estudo porque quero.

      I study because I want to.

Similar words

pois

pois is more formal or literary, "since"; porque is more everyday, "because."

Similar in other languages

German

weil

weil is the German word for the same thing — both mean "because."

Spanish

porque

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

Practice

1 What does porque mean?

2 Fill the gap: Estudo ___ quero.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches porque?

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