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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old English bī Middle English by Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causabor. Old French causebor. Middle English cause Middle English bi cause English because From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.

404 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Abkhaz: избанзар (izbanzar) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Afrikaans: omdat — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Afrikaans: aangesien — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Albanian: sepse — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Albanian: se (geg) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• American Sign Language: OpenB@Sfhead Y@FromSfhead — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: لِأَنَّ (liʔanna) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: علشان (ʕalašān) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: عشان (ʕašān) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: لإن (liʔinn) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: لأن (liʔann) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: عشان (ʕašān) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: حيت (ḥīt) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: حيتاش (ḥītāš) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: على حقاش (ʕla ḥaqqāš) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: لنو (linnu) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: لأنو (leʔanno) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Arabic: لأنو (leʔanno) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tunisian Arabic: عْلَى خَاطِرْ (ʕlā xāṭer) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Yemeni Arabic: علشان (ʕalašān) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܵܒܵܒ (sābāb) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܸܛܠ (miṭṭul) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Aramaic: מִטּוּל (miṭṭūl) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Aramaic: ܡܛܠ (meṭṭūl) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Armenian: որովհետեւ (orovhetew) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Armenian: քանզի (kʻanzi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Armenian: քանի որ (kʻani or) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Armenian: զերե (zere) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Aromanian: cã — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Asturian: porque — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Azerbaijani: çünki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Azerbaijani: ona görə ki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Azerbaijani: zira — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bashkir: сөнки (sönki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Belarusian: таму́ што (tamú što) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Belarusian: бо (bo) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bengali: কারণ (karon) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bengali: কেননা (kenona) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Breton: peogwir — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Breton: abalamour ma — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Breton: en abeg ma — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Breton: rak ma — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bulgarian: защо́то (zaštóto) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bulgarian: тъй като́ (tǎj kató) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bulgarian: поне́же (ponéže) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Burmese: လို့ (lui.) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Catalan: perquè — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Catalan: ja que — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Catalan: car — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Catalan: puix — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Catalan: puix que — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Chichewa: chifukwa — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Chinese Cantonese: 因為 /因为 (jan1 wai6) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hakka Chinese: 因為 /因为 (yîn-vi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hakka Chinese: 因爭 /因争 (yîn-chên) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Chinese: 因為 /因为 (zh-min-nan) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Chinese Mandarin: 因為 /因为 (yīnwèi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Chinese Mandarin: 由於 /由于 (yóuyú) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Chinese Mandarin: 因 (yīn) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Maore Comorian: mana — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Crimean Tatar: çünki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Czech: protože — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Danish: fordi — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Danish: eftersom — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Danish: da — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Dutch: omdat — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Dutch: aangezien — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Dutch: daar — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Dutch: want — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Egyptian: Dr:r-n:*t*t (ḏr ntt) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Egyptian: n:n:*t*t (n ntt) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Egyptian: Hr:Z1-n:*t*t (ḥr ntt) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Egyptian: Hr:Z1 (ḥr) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Esperanto: ĉar — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Estonian: kuna — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Estonian: seepärast — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Estonian: sest — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ewe: elabena — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Faroese: tí — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Faroese: tí at — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Finnish: koska — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Finnish: siksi että — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• French: parce que — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• French: car — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• French: à cause que — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• West-Frisian: meidat — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• West-Frisian: omdat — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• West-Frisian: mei't — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• West-Frisian: om't — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Georgian: იმიტომ, რომ (imiṭom, rom) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Georgian: რადგანაც (radganac) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Georgian: რადგან (radgan) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Georgian: გამო (gamo) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• German: weil — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• German: denn — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• German: da — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Greek: διότι (dióti) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Greek: επειδή (epeidí) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Greek: γιατί (giatí) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: γάρ (gár) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: ἐπεί (epeí) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: διότι (dióti) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: ὅτι (hóti) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: ὡς (hōs) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: οὕνεκα (hoúneka) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ancient Greek: διό (dió) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Mbya Guarani: mba'e ta — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Haitian Creole: paske — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hawaiian: no — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hawaiian: no ka mea — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hawaiian: ma — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hawaiian: i — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hawaiian: ma o — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hawaiian: muli — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hebrew: כִּי (kí) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hebrew: בִּגְלַל שֶׁ־ (biglál she-) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hindi: क्योंकि (kyõki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hungarian: mert — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Hungarian: mivel — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: því — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: af því — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: því að — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: af því að — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: vegna — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: vegna þess — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: vegna þess að — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Icelandic: út af því að — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ido: pro ke — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Indonesian: karena — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Indonesian: sebab — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Interlingua: proque — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Irish: óir — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Irish: mar — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Irish: toisc go — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Irish: arae — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Irish: de bhrí go — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Old Irish: hóre — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Italian: perché — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Jamaican Creole: kaa — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Japanese: なぜなら (nazenara) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Japanese: だって (datte) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Japanese: から (kara) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Japanese: ので (node) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Japanese: ために — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kabyle: ɛlaxaṭer — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kabyle: acku — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kaqchikel: -uma, oma — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kashubian: bò — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kazakh: өйткені (öitkenı) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kazakh: себебі (sebebı) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Khmer: ព្រោះ (prŭəh) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Khmer: ពីព្រោះ (pii prŭəh) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• K'iche': -umal, ma xa, ma — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Konkani: ಇತ್ಯಮ್ಹಳೆರಿ (ityamhaḷeri) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Korean: 왜냐하면 (waenyahamyeon) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Korean: 때문에 — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kumyk: неге тюгюл (nege tügül) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Central Kurdish: بۆ ئەوە (bo ewe) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Central Kurdish: چونکە (çunke) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Northern Kurdish: çimkî — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Northern Kurdish: ji ber ku — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kyrgyz: анткени (antkeni) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Kyrgyz: себеби (sebebi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ladin: ajache — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lao: ເພາະ (phǫ) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lao: ເນື່ອງ (nư̄ang) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lao: ແຕ່ເນື່ອງຈາກ (tǣ nư̄ang chāk) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lao: ເພາະວ່າ (phǫ wā) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latin: quia — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latin: quod — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latin: quoniam — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latin: cum — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latin: prō eō quod — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latin: proptereā quod — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latvian: jo — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latvian: tāpēc — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latvian: tāpēc ka — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latvian: tādēļ — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Latvian: tādēļ ka — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lithuanian: nes — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lithuanian: todėl, kad — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Livonian: sīest — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Livonian: sīestõ — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Low German: ümdat — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Low German: dor — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Luxembourgish: well — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Macedonian: затоа што (zatoa što) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Macedonian: бидејќи (bidejḱi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Malay: kerana — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Malay: sebab — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Malay: karena — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Maltese: minħabba — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Maltese: għaliex — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Manchu: ᠣᡶᡳ (ofi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Manchu: ᠰᡝᠮᡝ (seme) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Māori: nā te mea — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Māori: nō te mea — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Māori: tā te mea — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Māori: tō te mea — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Eastern Mari: потомушто (potomušto) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Mongolian: яагаад гэвэл (jaagaad gevel) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Mongolian: болохоор (boloxoor) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Mwani: konta — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Mwani: kamana — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Khiamniungan Naga: jàngkō — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Navajo: háálá — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Neapolitan: pecché — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Nepali: किनकि (kinaki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norman: passequé — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Bokmål: fordi — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Bokmål: ettersom — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Bokmål: da — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: av di — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fordi — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ettersom — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Norwegian Nynorsk: då — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Occitan: perque — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Church Slavic: пон҄еже (ponʹježe) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Old English: for þon þe — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pannonian Rusyn: прето же (preto že) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pannonian Rusyn: бо (bo) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pashto: ځکه چې (źëka če) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Iranian Persian: زیرا (zirâ) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Iranian Persian: چونْکِه (čunke) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Iranian Persian: چون (čun) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Iranian Persian: بِدَلیل (bedalil) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Iranian Persian: بَرایِ اینکِه (barâ-ye in-ke) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Iranian Persian: زیرا (zirâ) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pitjantjatjara: -nguru — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pitjantjatjara: -languru — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pitjantjatjara: panya — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Pohnpeian: ahki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: bo — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: ponieważ — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: dlatego że — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: gdyż — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: albowiem — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: bowiem — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: abociem — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Polish: wszak — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Old Polish: tegodla — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Portuguese: porque — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Portuguese: já que — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romani: kaj — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romanian: pentru că — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romanian: din cauză că — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romanian: datorită — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romanian: deoarece — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romansh: perquai che — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Romansh: damai che — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Russian: потому́ что (potomú što) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Russian: та́к как (ták kak) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Russian: поско́льку (poskólʹku) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Russian: ведь (vedʹ) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Russian: и́бо (íbo) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Russian: поне́же (ponéže) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Sanskrit: उपजीव्य (upajīvya) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Sanskrit: हि (hi) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: oir — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: air sgàth — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: air sàilleabh — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: a chionn — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: air àrainn — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: ri linn — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: airson — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: thoradh — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Scottish Gaelic: do bhrìgh — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Serbo-Croatian: је̏р — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Serbo-Croatian: је̏рбо — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Serbo-Croatian: jȅr — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Serbo-Croatian: jȅrbo — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Slovak: pretože — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Slovene: ker — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Lower Sorbian: dokulaž — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Spanish: porque — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Spanish: ya que — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Spanish: por cuanto — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Spanish: pues — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Spanish: ca — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Spanish: car — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Sranan Tongo: bikasi — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Swahili: kwa sababu — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Swedish: därför att — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Swedish: eftersom — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tagalog: dahil — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tajik: чунки (čunk-i) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tajik: чун (čun) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tajik: зеро (zero) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Talysh: چون (cun) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tatar: чөнки (çönki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Thai: เพราะ (prɔ́) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Thai: เพราะว่า (prɔ́-wâa) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tibetan: གང་ཡིན་ཟེར་ན (gang yin zer na) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tibetan: ཙང (tsang) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Tibetan: ག་རེ་ཡིན་ཟེར་ན (ga re yin zer na) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Turkish: çünkü — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Turkish: zira — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ottoman Turkish: چونكه (çunki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ottoman Turkish: زیرا (zira) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Turkmen: çünki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Turkmen: zerarly — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Turkmen: sebäbi — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: бо (bo) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: тому́ (tomú) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: тому́ що (tomú ščo) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: та́к як (ták jak) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: оскі́льки (oskílʹky) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: а́дже (ádže) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: внаслі́док (vnaslídok) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Ukrainian: унаслі́док (unaslídok) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Urdu: کْیون٘کِہ (kyoṅki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Urdu: چونکہ (cūṅki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Uyghur: چۈنكى (chünki) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Uzbek: negaki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Uzbek: chunki — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Venetan: parché — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Vietnamese: tại vì — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Vietnamese: vì — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Vietnamese: bởi vì — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Walloon: paski — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Walloon: ca — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Welsh: achos — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Welsh: oherwydd — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Wolof: ndax — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Yiddish: ווײַל (vayl) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Yiddish: וואָרעם (vorem) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Yiddish: וואָרן (vorn) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Yiddish: מחמת (makhmes) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Yiddish: נאַכסאָל (nakhsol) — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Zealandic: om'a — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Zhuang: aenvih — by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
• Bengali: কেননা (kenona) — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Danish: på grund af — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Finnish: koska — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Finnish: sillä — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Finnish: siksi että — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Georgian: გამო (gamo) — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• German: denn — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Hungarian: mivel — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Hungarian: ugyanis — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Hungarian: minthogy — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Latin: quoniam — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Latin: cum — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Latin: quippe quī — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Latin: quandoquidem — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Latin: prō eō quod — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Macedonian: бидејќи (bidejḱi) — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Eastern Mari: потомушто (potomušto) — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Old English: for þon þe — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Pashto: ځکه چې (źëka če) — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Portuguese: porque — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Romanian: deoarece — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Russian: потому́ что (potomú što) — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Scottish Gaelic: oir — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Slovene: saj — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Spanish: ya que — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Spanish: por cuanto — as known because; as inferred because; as determined because
• Afrikaans: sommer — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Arabic: هكذا (hākaḏā) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Arabic: بلا سبب (bilā sabab) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ (hādḵā) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Bengali: কারণ (karon) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Catalan: perquè — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Chinese Mandarin: 沒有為什麼 /没有为什么 (méiyǒu wéishénme) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Chinese Mandarin: 沒為什麼 /没为什么 (méi wéishénme) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Czech: protože proto — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Czech: proto — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Dutch: daarom — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Finnish: koska — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Finnish: syystä että — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Finnish: siksi että — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Finnish: siksi — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• French: parce que c'est comme ça — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• French: parce que — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• German: deshalb — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• German: darum — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• German: deswegen — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Greek: γιατί έτσι (giatí étsi) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Greek: έτσι (étsi) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Hebrew: כָּכָה (kácha) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Hungarian: csak — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Italian: perché sì — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Japanese: どうしても (dōshitemo) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Korean: 아무튼 (amuteun) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Korean: 여하튼 (yeohateun) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Latin: quoniam — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Malay: sebab — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Malay: pasal — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Norwegian Bokmål: fordi — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Polish: bo tak — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Portuguese: porque sim — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Portuguese: porque não — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Romanian: de-aia — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Romanian: fiindcă — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Russian: потому́ что (potomú što) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Spanish: porque sí — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Spanish: porque no — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Swedish: därför — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Tagalog: dahil — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Tatar: чөнки (çönki) — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Turkish: öyle işte — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Turkish: işte — word used in place of an answer to "why"
• Turkish: -dığı için — word used in place of an answer to "why"