Meanings (ES + gloss)
ca (disused) • por cuanto • porque • pues • ya que
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
I hid myself because I was afraid.
I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve…
por cuanto • ya que
As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
I don't think he is a nice person, because he yells at people for no reason.
It must be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.
Meanings (ES + gloss)
porque no • porque sí
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".
Phrases
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