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deoarece
because /de.oaˈre.tʃe/
other#716 most common
Also: since, as, for the reason that
Example sentences
Nu pot veni, deoarece sunt bolnav.
I can't come, because I'm sick.
Am întârziat deoarece trenul a avut o oră întârziere.
I was late because the train was an hour late.
Ea a renunțat la job deoarece salariul era prea mic.
She quit her job because the salary was too small.
Proiectul a fost amânat deoarece nu am primit toate aprobările necesare.
The project was postponed because we didn't receive all the necessary approvals.
Deoarece piața s-a schimbat radical, compania a trebuit să își revizuiască întreaga strategie.
Because the market changed radically, the company had to revise its whole strategy.
Deoarece argumentele prezentate de avocat nu au reușit să demonstreze nevinovăția inculpatului, judecătorul a pronunțat o sentință de condamnare.
Because the arguments presented by the lawyer failed to demonstrate the defendant's innocence, the judge handed down a conviction.
Word family
oarecaresome, whichever, mediocreoarecumsomewhat, in a wayfiindcăbecause (more colloquial synonym)
pentru căbecause (most common everyday synonym)
căcifor, because (literary synonym)Etymology
Deoarece is a native Romanian formation, not a direct borrowing. It joins the preposition de (of, from, since) to the old indefinite word oarece, itself built from oare (a doubt or question marker) plus ce (what). Oarece once meant something like whatever it may be or some, a sense still visible in oarecare and oarecum. Over time the compound settled into a fixed causal conjunction meaning because.
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