very often used word (#105)
Translation
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1.because
because
Also
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
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Expressions
- потому́ что because
Examples
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- Я игра́л на у́лице со все́ми, потому что сего́дня была́ хоро́шая пого́да. I played outside with everybody because weather was good today.
- Э́то потому, что ты де́вочка. It's because you're a girl.
- Она была́ на дие́те после́дние два ме́сяца, потому что за зи́му набрала́ слишком много веса. She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.
- Я доверя́ю ему потому, что он никогда не лжет. I trust him because he never tells a lie.
- Соба́ки мне нра́вятся больше, чем кошки, потому что они вернее. I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.
- Э́то только потому, что ты не обя́зан де́лать э́то. That's only because you don't have to do it.
- Я отвеча́ю за его че́стность, потому что я его хорошо зна́ю. I answer for his honesty, for I know him well.
- Я был зол, потому что он опозда́л. I was angry because he was late.
- Она вы́шла замуж за Джона не потому, что люби́ла его, а потому что он был бога́т. She married John, not because she loved him, but because he was a rich man.
- Я сча́стлив, потому что я избежа́л пробле́м. I feel happy because I am quit of that trouble.
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