Grammatical class

Conjunction

car

as, since, because, for

Details

Syllables

car

Phonetics

kaʁ

Grammatical class

Conjunction

Freq. (books)

3342

Freq. (movies)

2887

Freq. (news)

136

Variants

Sentences

Mange, car tu as faim.

Eat, for you are hungry.

A1

Ne sortez pas, car il pleut.

Don't go out, as it's raining.

A1

Je le fais car j'en ai envie.

I do it because I want to.

A1

Il rit car le film est drôle.

He's laughing because the film is funny.

A1

J'ai faim car je n'ai pas déjeuné.

I am hungry because I did not eat breakfast.

A2

Il ne put venir car il était malade.

He could not come because he was ill.

A2

J'ai honte car j'ai agi stupidement.

I'm ashamed because I acted foolishly.

B1

Je ne l'ai pas acheté car c'était cher.

I didn't buy it because it was really expensive.

B1

Le couteau coupe bien car il est effilé.

The knife cuts well because it's sharp.

B1

Elle portait des lunettes car elle était astigmate.

She wore glasses because she had astigmatism.

B1

Je vais à l'école car je veux apprendre.

I go to school because I want to learn.

B2

Car dans la création de l’homme Adam en était le témoin et le dépositaire de la promesse du sauveur qui devait naître de la femme, lorsque les hommes étaient encore si proches de la Création qu’ils ne pouvaient avoir oublié leur création et leur chute.

For in the creation of man, Adam was the witness and the depositary of the promise of the saviour who would be born of woman, when the men were still so close to the Creation that they could not have forgotten their creation and their fall.

C2