D05
core
Relations
Logical relations
Cause Link
Why did it happen? What caused it?
basic
Causal clause
Cause phrase
Because
Due to
Znaczenie
A relation that explains the reason, cause, trigger, source, or motivating factor behind an event or state.
Jak to rozpoznać
Ask what made the event happen.
Przykłady
Słowa
because|since|due to|therefore
Zwroty
because of the rain|since I was tired
Zdanie
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?
Widok językowy
W języku ojczystym
Polski
Występowanie
strong
Znaczenie
Cause can be a clause with bo/ponieważ or a phrase like z powodu.
Nie wyszedłem z powodu deszczu.
I-did-not-leave because of rain-GEN.
W języku nauki
Angielski
Występowanie
strong
Trudność
English marks cause with because, since, as, due to, because of, and other connectors.
I stayed home because it rained.
because it rained = cause
Typowa trudność uczących się
Learners may overuse because or confuse because/because of/due to.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.