Cause Link
Why did it happen? What caused it?
Significado
A relation that explains the reason, cause, trigger, source, or motivating factor behind an event or state.
Como identificar
Ask what made the event happen.
Exemplos
because|since|due to|therefore
because of the rain|since I was tired
We stayed home because it was raining.
Visual guide
CAUSE → EVENT/STATE rain → stayed home We stayed home because it rained. Ask: Why did it happen?
Same cause link, different grammar: EVENT because CAUSE because CAUSE, EVENT EVENT due to CAUSE CAUSE-marker → EVENT All answer: Why?
Vista por língua
Na tua língua
Cause is marked by porque, como, já que, por causa de, graças a, and related frames.
Ficamos em casa porque estava chovendo.
We stayed at home because it was raining.
Na língua que estás a aprender
Cause is expressed with لأن, بسبب, إذ, or other formal causal connectors.
بقيتُ في البيت لأنني مريض.
I stayed home because I am sick.
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.