"Que" en lugar de "porque"

Alan K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Que" en lugar de "porque"

Do Spaniards use this because it's quicker and 'neater' to say? So that they can get their meaning across even more rapidly!!

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using que to express cause in Spanish"

Asked 6 years ago

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Alan,

That is a good question! To be honest, I don't think that is the reason. It is simply one of the many uses of "que" in Spanish. You could also use "como" with the same function (=porque). See this example: "Como ha ganado mucho dinero, va a comprarse un coche nuevo" (Because he won a lot of money, he is buying a new car.)

Un saludo

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Alan K. asked:

"Que" en lugar de "porque"

Do Spaniards use this because it's quicker and 'neater' to say? So that they can get their meaning across even more rapidly!!

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