Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #99
Word (Wort)

weil

Translation (Übersetzung) because
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /vaɪl/
A1
Conjunctions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common conjunction causal
Subordinating conjunction meaning 'because'. Introduces causal clauses. Verb goes to end. Ninety-ninth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich gehe, weil ich müde bin.
I'm going because I'm tired.
reason
Weil es regnet, bleibe ich hier.
Because it's raining, I'm staying here.
causal
Nur weil du es sagst, muss es nicht stimmen.
Just because you say it doesn't mean it's true.
doubt
Ich lerne, weil ich will.
I'm studying because I want to.
motivation

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
weil es
because it
High frequency
weil ich
because I
High frequency
nur weil
just because
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
nur weil
just because
Expressing that something is the only reason
Synonyms (Synonyme)
da High similarity
Since, because (more formal, often at beginning)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

da denn deshalb Konjunktion

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