ya que

ya que

See also: yá que

Spanish

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese já que and Italian giacché.

Pronunciation

 

  • Syllabification: ya que

Conjunction

ya que

  1. as, due to
  2. inasmuch as, since, because, given that, in that, now that
    • 2015 October 3, “Peña Nieto y el populismo”, in El País:
      Y sin embargo, en Nueva York, el presidente les dice que están desinformados, ya que el verdadero peligro que enfrenta México es el populismo.
      However, in New York, the president told them that they are misinformed, since the true danger that confronts Mexico is populism.

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