Expressing Cause Flashcards
What are words used generally to express cause?
Porque, como, ya que, puesto que, dado que, gracias a (que)
What are formal ways of expressing cause?
Debido a (que) A cause de (que)
What are colloquial ways of expressing cause?
Es que
Que
What are other connectors?
De + tan, tanto/a/os/as
En vista de (que), en vista de la, en vista de
Por culpa de (que)
When do you use de + tan, tanto/a/os/as?
To present a fact that, due to the intensity with which it happened, becomes the reason for another.
Usually comes afterwards
When do you use En vista de (que), en vista de la, en vista de?
To introduce a situation that favours another.
Can be used before or after the main clause
When do you use Por culpa de (que) ?
To present a negative cause of something.
Can be used before or after the main clause
Do De + tan, tanto/a/os/as, En vista de (que), en vista de la, en vista de and Por culpa de (que) use indicative or subjunctive?
ALL USE INDICATIVE
When porque is used - if it negates the main clause BUT NOT the cause, does the subordinate clause use the indicative or subjunctive?
It uses the indicative
Eg. No va salir esta noche porque está cansado
When porque is used - if it negates the main clause AND the cause, does the subordinate clause use the indicative or subjunctive?
It uses the subjunctive
Eg. No va a salir esta noche porque esté cansado (sino porque no le apetece)
Basically, in English it would like saying, he’s not going to the party, not because he’s tired, but because he doesn’t want to. Don’t need to part in brackets
When is conque used?
To introduce a consequence that is normally expressed as an order or suggestion.
Eg. Estoy intentando estudiar, conque baja el volumen de la tele.
When is pues used?
In the middle of the sentence, as a way of linking naturally a consequence of what you have said.
When is asi pues used?
Similar to pues
When is tal/tales + sustantivo + que + verbo used?
To express a consequence that is the result of the intensity of the noun
When is:
un/una/unos/unas + sustantivo + que + verbo
Cada + sustantivo contable en singular + que
(Una) de + sustantivo contable en plural + que + verbo
De + adjectivo/adverbio + que + verbo
De + un + adjetivo masculino singular + que + verbo
To express a consequence that is the result of the intensity of the word that it accompanies
