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Meanings

  1. because, given that

    Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin.I can't come because I'm sick.

  2. archaicwhile, during

  3. because; as; for; since

    Helga hat deswegen so laut geschrien, weil sie im Hausflur unvermittelt einem Maskierten gegenübergestanden hat.

Examples

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Ich mag ihn, weil er ehrlich ist.I like him because he's honest.
Ich blieb zu Hause, weil es regnete.I stayed at home because it was raining.
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Ich trinke Wasser, weil ich durstig bin.I drink water because I am thirsty.
Tom schwamm nicht, weil es zu kalt war.Tom didn't swim because it was too cold.
Weil er krank ist, kann er nicht kommen.Because he's ill, he can't come.
Tom kann nicht kommen, weil er krank ist.Tom can't come because he's sick.
Weil es so heiß war, gingen wir schwimmen.Since it was so hot, we went swimming.
Er kam zu spät, weil er verschlafen hatte.He arrived late because he'd overslept.
Ich musste laufen, weil es keine Taxis gab.There being no taxis, I had to walk.
Tom konnte nicht kommen, weil er krank war.Tom couldn't come because he was sick.