Significado de because *
→ Syllabification: be·cause
→ Pronunciation: /bēˈkəz/
CONJUNCTION
- For the reason that; since
Responder por qué –Answer Why
Alguien puede hacerte una pregunta como ésta: Why did you do that?
Podrías responder: Because I wanted to do it!
Otros ejemplos:
- Why is the house so dirty?
- Because the children had a food fight.
- Why are you sad?
- Because my boyfriend broke up with me.
- Why are you so excited?
- Because Maná is going to have a concert here next month.
Conexión causa y efecto
También puedes emplear “because” en una oración completa, para unir la relación de causa y efecto.
- The house is so dirty because the children had a food fight.
- I’m sad because my boyfriend broke up with me.
- We’re excited because Maná is going to have a concert here next month.
Because of –preposición
Para usar “because” como preposición se añade “of”, para formar “because of”. En este caso, “because of” modificaría al sustantivo, no al verbo, como en los casos anteriores.
- The house was dirty because of the food fight.
- You were sad because of the breakup.
- We are excited because of the concert.
OJO: “Because of” no debe sustituirse por la frase “due to”, la cual es un adjetivo y modifica al verbo, no al sustantivo. Según los puristas, no debe usarse nunca al principio de una oración, y siempre debe ir precedida de una forma del verbo “to be” (is, was, were, etc.). Ej.: Her happiness was due to the present she had received earlier that morning.
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