phrase
zato što
because
потому что
With stress
zàto štȍ
In Cyrillic
зато што
Examples from the lessons
Zakasnio sam zato što je autobus stao.
Я опоздал, потому что автобус встал.
Causal, conditional & concessiveZato što nije učila, nije položila ispit.
Оттого что она не занималась, она не сдала экзамен.
Causal, conditional & concessiveIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
- Wh-questionsSubordinate clauses overviewTemporal clausesCausal, conditional & concessiveBuilding long sentencesLinking wordsExpressing opinion
Next to it in the phrasebook
- iand; as a particle, even or too (I ja to znam)
- ȁlibut
- jȅrbecause; since (giving the reason)
- zàtōthat’s why, so; therefore
- ȉlior
- paand (then); so (as a result); well (opening a reply); but…
- ȍndāthen
- tàkođealso; too; likewise (in reply to a courtesy)
- zàtīmthen, after that (bookish; in conversation pa, onda)
- dȁklēso (drawing a conclusion); thus, therefore