Cause Link
Causal clause
Cause phrase
Because
Due to
Why did it happen? What caused it?
core
basic
Relations
Significato
A relation that explains the reason, cause, trigger, source, or motivating factor behind an event or state.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask what made the event happen.
Esempi
Parole
because|since|due to|therefore
Frasi brevi
because of the rain|since I was tired
Frase
We stayed home because it was raining.
Visual guide
Basic shape
CAUSE → EVENT/STATE rain → stayed home We stayed home because it rained. Ask: Why did it happen?
Compare shape
Same cause link, different grammar: EVENT because CAUSE because CAUSE, EVENT EVENT due to CAUSE CAUSE-marker → EVENT All answer: Why?
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua
Italian (standard)
Presenza
strong
Importanza
Cause uses perché, siccome, dato che, or prepositional phrases.
Restiamo a casa perché piove.
We stay home because it is raining.
Nella lingua che studi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
Cause is expressed with لأن, بسبب, إذ, or other formal causal connectors.
بقيتُ في البيت لأنني مريض.
I stayed home because I am sick.
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
Learners may mix colloquial connectors with MSA or choose an unnatural causal phrase.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.