parce que

See also: parceque

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French par cel que (literally “by this that”). Cognate with Catalan perquè; Italian perché; Portuguese and Spanish porque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.s(ə) kə/, (informal) /pas kə/

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Conjunction

parce que

1. because

Usage notes

car is a coordinating conjunction while parce que is a subordinating conjunction.

Descendants

• Antillean Creole: paskè
• Haitian Creole: paske

See also

• à cause de
• car

Further reading

• “parce que”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012