Using que to express cause in Spanish

Alastair M.B2Kwiziq community member

Using que to express cause in Spanish

Hola Kwiziq team

I can't find any on-line Spanish grammar text that indicates that "que" can be used in place of "porque" to begin an explanatory clause. I assume that that usage must be very colloquial and only used when talking with friends.  Am I correct about that?

Al


Asked 1 year ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Alastair

Yes, this use of que to express a cause is more colloquial so it may be more difficult to find examples. You can see here in RAE entry number 7, giving this meaning to "que". 

Saludos

Inma

Alastair M. asked:

Using que to express cause in Spanish

Hola Kwiziq team

I can't find any on-line Spanish grammar text that indicates that "que" can be used in place of "porque" to begin an explanatory clause. I assume that that usage must be very colloquial and only used when talking with friends.  Am I correct about that?

Al


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