Translation of Turkish word "çünkü" to English
çünkü
/tʃjnkj/
Meaning
ConjunctionBy or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
How to use
Borrowed from Persian, placed before the reason clause. The native alternative puts -dığı için after it: 'geldiği için' — because he came.
🇬🇧 English
because
Example
Hasta olduğu için gelmiyor.
He doesn't come because he's sick.
Dersim olduğu için gidemiyorum.
I can't go because I have a lesson.
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Common phrases
- çok çünkü— exceedingly çünkü
- Hasta olduğu için gelmiyor.— He doesn't come because he's sick.
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Frequency rank: #66 in Turkish
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The Turkish word "çünkü" means "because" in English.
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