Can these be used interchangeably for 'because', or is there a difference?
Car/parce-que
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Josephine G.Kwiziq community member
Car/parce-que
This question relates to:French vocab and grammar list "French coordinating conjunctions "
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Josephine,
Just to add to what Jim and Chris said here's my answer to a similar question posed in the past -
Hope it helps!
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Josephine,
Putting it as simply as possible:-
"car" seeks to explain or justify.
"parce que" is a reponse to "why"
So the application of these conjunctions would depend on context.
Hope this helps
Jim
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Jim's right. Car justifies something mentioned earlier in the sentence. Therefore car can never be at the start of a sentence, while parce que can.
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