потому́ что — meaning in English

English meaning

• because conj For the reason that; introduces an explanation or cause.
• for prep Intended to benefit, belong to, or be given to someone or something.
• since prep From a particular point in the past up until now.

Senses

потому́ что is used for these senses in English:

• because By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
• because As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
• because Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
• for (formal, literary) Because.
• since Because.

for — full definition

1. prep Intended to benefit, belong to, or be given to someone or something.
2. prep Because of, or as the reason for.
3. prep In support of, or in favor of.
4. prep Covering a period of time or distance.
5. prep In exchange for.

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