MIAMI - Herring6
Instances of porque

2JESsí porque no me recogiste la casa .
  síyes.ADV porquebecause.CONJ nonot.ADV meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S recogistepick.V.2S.PAST lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG casahouse.N.F.SG .
  yes because you didn't clean the house.
6NICy la única razón por la cual no los terminé fue porque el niño venía para acá .
  yand.CONJ lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG únicaunique.ADJ.F.SG razónreason.N.F.SG porfor.PREP lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG cualwhich.PRON.REL.MF.SG nonot.ADV losthem.PRON.OBJ.M.3P terminéfinish.V.1S.PAST fuebe.V.3S.PAST porquebecause.CONJ elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG niñochild.N.M.SG veníacome.V.13S.IMPERF parafor.PREP acáhere.ADV .
  and the only reason why I didn't finish was because the kid was coming over.
293JES+" la unión me va a botar porque yo no estoy xxx .
  lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG uniónunion.N.F.SG meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S vago.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP botarbounce.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S nonot.ADV estoybe.V.1S.PRES .
  the union is going to kick me out because I'm not [...].
319JES+" ahí sí que no puedo haber decir nada porque si es un [/] una decisión administrativa .
  ahíthere.ADV síyes.ADV quethat.CONJ nonot.ADV puedobe_able.V.1S.PRES haberhave.V.INFIN decirtell.V.INFIN nadanothing.PRON porquebecause.CONJ siif.CONJ esbe.V.3S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG decisióndecision.N.F.SG administrativaadministrative.ADJ.F.SG .
  in that case I can't say anything because it's an administrative decision.
340JESporqueS ahíS ehSE meS loS dijoS .
  porquebecause.CONJ ahíthere.ADV eheh.IM meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S dijotell.V.3S.PAST .
  beacause she told me that over there.
371JESporqueS diceS queS <the person that fou(nd)> [///] two people that found +...
  porquebecause.CONJ dicetell.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF personperson.N.SG thatthat.CONJ foundfound.V.INFIN.[or].find.V.PAST+P twotwo.NUM peoplepeople.N.SG thatthat.CONJ foundfound.V.INFIN.[or].find.V.PAST+P .
  because she says that the person that found twou people that found...
380JESporqueS diceS queS [/] queS leS recordóS aS losS niñosS erSE enS VietnamSE you know running with the bombs and stuff and barefoot .
  porquebecause.CONJ dicetell.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ quethat.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S recordórecall.V.3S.PAST ato.PREP losthe.DET.DEF.M.PL niñoskid.N.M.PL erer.IM enin.PREP Vietnamname youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES runningunk withwith.PREP thethe.DET.DEF bombsbomb.ADJ+PV andand.CONJ stuffstuff.V.INFIN andand.CONJ barefootbarefoot.ADJ .
  because he said it reminded him of the children in Vietnam, you know, running with the bombs and stuff and barefoot.
413JESporque yo le [///] eso es <lo que> [//] exactamente lo que yo le había dicho a la principal desde un principio .
  porquebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S esothat.PRON.DEM.NT.SG esbe.V.3S.PRES lothe.DET.DEF.NT.SG quethat.PRON.REL exactamentejust.ADV lothe.DET.DEF.NT.SG quethat.PRON.REL yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S habíahave.V.13S.IMPERF dichotell.V.PASTPART ato.PREP lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG principalprincipal.ADJ.M.SG desdesince.PREP unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG principioprinciple.N.M.SG .
  because this is exactly what I had told the principal from the beginning.
435JESporque ahí ella sí que tiene que tener las cosas bien organizadas .
  porquebecause.CONJ ahíthere.ADV ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S síyes.ADV quethat.CONJ tienehave.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ tenerhave.V.INFIN lasthe.DET.DEF.F.PL cosasthing.N.F.PL bienwell.ADV organizadasorganise.V.F.PL.PASTPART .
  because there she has to have things organised well.
461JESporqueS quéS pasaS conS lasS cosasS deS PedritoSE ?
  porquebecause.CONJ quéwhat.INT pasapass.V.2S.IMPER.[or].pass.V.3S.PRES conwith.PREP lasthe.DET.DEF.F.PL cosasthing.N.F.PL deof.PREP Pedritoname ?
  because what happens with Pedrito's things?
535JES+" cuidado no dejes nada de valor porque ésta se lo lleva .
  cuidadocare.N.M.SG.[or].care_for.V.PASTPART nonot.ADV dejeslet.V.2S.SUBJ.PRES nadanothing.PRON deof.PREP valorworth.N.M.SG porquebecause.CONJ éstathis.PRON.DEM.F.SG seto_him.PRON.INDIR.MF.3SP lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S llevawear.V.2S.IMPER.[or].wear.V.3S.PRES .
  be careful not to leave anything valuable because she'll take it.
574JESyS díseloS aS sister [?] porqueS siS élS leS gustaS ellaS <yS ella@s:spa> [/] yS ellaS +//.
  yand.CONJ díselotell.V.2S.IMPER.PRECLITIC+SE[PRON.MF.3S] LO[PRON.M.3S] ato.PREP sistersister.N.SG porquebecause.CONJ siif.CONJ élhe.PRON.SUB.M.3S lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S gustalike.V.3S.PRES ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S yand.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S yand.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S .
  and tell sister because if he likes it and she...
627JESporqueS estaS señoraS noS &d even though that's what the [/] the [/] the guidelines say túS sabesS queS ellaS teS daS (.) full credit for just doing it .
  porquebecause.CONJ estathis.ADJ.DEM.F.SG señoralady.N.F.SG nonot.ADV eveneven.ADJ thoughthough.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.REL thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF guidelinesguideline.N.PL saysay.V.3P.PRES túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S sabesknow.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S dagive.V.3S.PRES fullfull.ADJ creditcredit.N.SG forfor.PREP justjust.ADV doingdo.V.PRESPART itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  because that woman, isn't she, even though that's what the guidelines say, you know that she give you full credit for just doing it.

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