quia

because

Usages of quia

• Timidus puer in horto sedet, quia ignem non amat.: (The timid boy sits in the garden, because he does not love fire.)
• Laetus sum, quia magister meus me laudat.: I am happy because my teacher praises me.
• Soror tua heri ad scholam venit, quia cum amica sua studere voluit.: Your sister came to the school yesterday, because she wanted to study with her friend.
• Femina forte in via stat sine timore, quia corpus suum bene scit.: By chance a woman stands in the street without fear, because she knows her body well.
• Filia respondet: "Librum lego, quia foris dies frigidus est.": The daughter answers: "I am reading a book, because outside the day is cold."
• Mater autem dicit: "Noli ianuam claudere, quia hospes intus manet.": Mother, however, says: "Do not close the door, because the guest is staying inside."
• Heri coquus piscem lente coquebat, quia fessus erat.: Yesterday the cook was slowly cooking the fish, because he was tired.
• Mater dicit ludum esse bonum, sed clamorem puerorum nimium esse, quia pueri diu non tacent.: Mother says the game is good, but that the noise of the boys is too much, because the boys do not keep quiet for a long time.
• Discipuli diu in bibliotheca manent, quia discere volunt etiam ea quae difficilia sunt, non solum quae facilia sunt.: The students stay in the library for a long time, because they want to learn even the things that are difficult, not only the things that are easy.
• Sic populus in urbe tutus est, quia hostes foris manent et nocte taciti non intrant.: Thus the people in the city are safe, because the enemies stay outside and do not enter silently at night.
• Puer hodie foris exire non potest, quia pluvia lente cadit.: Today the boy cannot go outside, because the rain is falling slowly.
• Discipulus eam in foro exspectat, quia epistulam accipere vult.: The student waits for her in the forum, because he wants to receive a letter.
• Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum ferre non potest, quia fessus est.: The servant cannot carry warm water to the bedroom, because he is tired.
• Discipula aperte mercatorem accusat, quia pretium nimium petivit.: The female student openly accuses the merchant, because he asked too high a price.
• Hodie ad forum ire non possum, quia pluvia frigida cadit.: Today I cannot go to the forum, because cold rain is falling.
• Hospes in villa manet, quia pluvia frigida cadit.: The guest stays in the villa, because cold rain is falling.
• Idem faber scutum quoque ex ferro facit, quia milites in provincia arma volunt.: The same craftsman also makes a shield from iron, because the soldiers in the province want weapons.
• Postea clamor in foro iterum minuitur, quia iudex testem interrogat et tacere iubet.: Afterward the noise in the forum decreases again, because the judge questions the witness and orders everyone to be silent.
• Noli foris exire, quia nox obscura est.: Do not go outside, because the night is dark.
• Puer tantum aquam bibit, quia vinum non amat.: The boy drinks only water, because he does not like wine.
• Caupo respondet se pretium minuere non posse, quia amphora vini iam vacua est.: The innkeeper answers that he cannot lower the price, because the jar of wine is already empty.
• Avia respondet lanam utilem esse, quia ex lana tunicam texere potest.: Grandmother answers that wool is useful, because from wool she can weave a tunic.
• Mater rogat utrum pueri, quia sitim sentiunt, lac an aquam bibere velint.: Mother asks whether the boys, because they feel thirst, want to drink milk or water.
• Discipulus magistro veritatem dicit, quia mendacio non credit.: The student tells the teacher the truth, because he does not believe a lie.
• Uxor gaudet, quia vicina et serva simul rident.: The wife rejoices, because the neighbor and the female servant laugh together.
• Nemo respondet, quia serva in horto aquam portat.: No one answers, because the female servant is carrying water in the garden.
• Maritus et uxor simul cenam parant, quia hospes tandem venit.: The husband and wife prepare dinner together, because the guest finally arrives.
• Puella paene clamat, quia canis annulum capit.: The girl almost shouts, because the dog takes the ring.
• In bibliotheca tacere debes, quia alii libros legunt.: In the library you ought to be silent, because others are reading books.
• Discipuli in bibliotheca melius discunt, quia ibi tacent.: The students learn better in the library, because there they are silent.

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