# weil

weil is a German conjunction meaning “because”.

## In other languages

- Русский: потому что, так как
- Українська: тому що, бо, через те що

## Meanings

1. because, given that
   - Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. — I can't come because I'm sick.
2. _archaic_ while, during
3. because; as; for; since
   - Helga hat deswegen so laut geschrien, weil sie im Hausflur unvermittelt einem Maskierten gegenübergestanden hat.

## Examples

- 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.
- 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.

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