1. Interrogator
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Per què (=why)
> Per quin motiu/quina
raó (= for what reason)
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per què no has
vingut?
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why didn’t you come?
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per quin motiu/quina
raó sou ací
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for what reason are you here?
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2. Linkers
(conjunctions and prepositions) expressing cause
> perquè (=because).
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+ per què està
mullat el terra?
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+ why is the floor wet?
– because it’s rained
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no ha arribat perquè ha perdut el tren
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(s)he didn’t come, because (s)he’s missed the train
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per (=for, because).
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no ho va fer per por
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(s)he didn’t do it for fear
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ho vaig dir
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a causa de (=because of)
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han tallat el tràfic a causa de l’accident
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the traffic has been stopped because of the accident
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hi ha vaga a causa de les retallades
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there’s a strike because of the (budget) cuts
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