MIAMI - Sastre9
Instances of porque

9VALporque si no se puede quedar uno sordo .
  porquebecause.CONJ siif.CONJ nonot.ADV seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP puedebe_able.V.3S.PRES quedarstay.V.INFIN unoone.PRON.M.SG sordodeaf.ADJ.M.SG .
  because otherwise you may go deaf.
43VALes bueno tener un lugar donde uno pueda crecer porque digamos ahora estás aquí .
  esbe.V.3S.PRES buenowell.E tenerhave.V.INFIN unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG lugarplace.N.M.SG dondewhere.REL unoone.PRON.M.SG puedabe_able.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES crecergrow.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ digamostell.V.1P.SUBJ.PRES ahoranow.ADV estásbe.V.2S.PRES aquíhere.ADV .
  it's good to have a place where you can grow because, let's say you're here now.
99VALit's very difficult nowadays porqueS esS queS laS calleS estáS malaS .
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES veryvery.ADV difficultdifficult.ADJ nowadaysnowadays.ADV porquebecause.CONJ esbe.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG callestreet.N.F.SG estábe.V.3S.PRES malanasty.ADJ.F.SG .
  it's very difficult nowadays because the street is harsh.
102VAL+< lasS muchachasS noS sabenS (.) portarseS bienS (.) porqueS lasS muchachasS hoyS enS díaS it [//] it's a problem .
  lasthe.DET.DEF.F.PL muchachasgirl.N.F.PL nonot.ADV sabenknow.V.3P.PRES portarsecarry.V.INFIN+SE[PRON.MF.3S] bienwell.ADV porquebecause.CONJ lasthe.DET.DEF.F.PL muchachasgirl.N.F.PL hoytoday.ADV enin.PREP díaday.N.M.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF problemproblem.N.SG .
  the girls don't know how to behave properly, because the girls nowadays, it's a problem.
120VALno I'm gonna ask &da IvanSE to do it for me porqueS +/.
  nono.ADV I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP askask.V.INFIN Ivanname toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S forfor.PREP meme.PRON.OBJ.1S porquebecause.CONJ .
  no I'm going to ask Ivan to do it for me because.
121KAY+< you &ke [///] porqueSS noS loS puedesS hacerS you can't go to it and start checking this ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP porquebecause.CONJ you.PRON.SUB.MF.2S nonot.ADV lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S puedesbe_able.V.2S.PRES hacerdo.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP can'tcan.V.2SP.PRES+NEG gogo.V.INFIN toto.PREP itit.PRON.SUB.3S andand.CONJ startstart.V.INFIN checkingcheck.V.PRESPART thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG ?
  you... because you can't do it, you can't go to it and start checking this?
125KAYporque <el teléfono mío no> [//] el teléfono mío tú sabes +/.
  porquebecause.CONJ elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG teléfonotelephone.N.M.SG míoof_mine.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.M.SG nonot.ADV elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG teléfonotelephone.N.M.SG míoof_mine.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.M.SG you.PRON.SUB.MF.2S sabesknow.V.2S.PRES .
  because my telephone, my telephone, you know
172VALtienes que busca(r)le la onda porque es que toda la gente en psicología sabe que [/] que eso no trabaja +/.
  tieneshave.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ buscarleseek.V.INFIN+LE[PRON.MF.3S] lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG ondawave.N.F.SG porquebecause.CONJ esbe.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ todaall.ADJ.F.SG lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG gentepeople.N.F.SG enin.PREP psicologíapsychology.N.F.SG sabeknow.V.2S.IMPER.[or].know.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ quethat.CONJ esothat.PRON.DEM.NT.SG nonot.ADV trabajawork.V.3S.PRES .
  you gotta search out an angle because everyone in psychology knows that that doesn't work.
211VALand he [/] he never gets the silent treatment (.) porqueS seS portaS bienS +/.
  andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S nevernever.ADV getsget.SV.INFIN+PV thethe.DET.DEF silentsilent.ADJ treatmenttreatment.N.SG porquebecause.CONJ seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP portacarry.V.3S.PRES bienwell.ADV .
  and he he never gets the silent treatment because he behaves.
365VALporque la amiguita esta que yo vi que estaba con el muchacho ahí .
  porquebecause.CONJ lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG amiguitagirlfriend.N.F.SG.DIM estathis.PRON.DEM.F.SG quethat.PRON.REL yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S visee.V.1S.PAST quethat.CONJ estababe.V.13S.IMPERF conwith.PREP elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG muchachoboy.N.F.SG ahíthere.ADV .
  because this friend of hers that I saw that was with the boy there.
391KAYyoS creoS queS hoyS laS voyS aS sorprenderS porqueS ellaS vaS irS alS parqueS hoyS [///] she's gonna go to the park today xxx .
  yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S creobelieve.V.1S.PRES quethat.CONJ hoytoday.ADV laher.PRON.OBJ.F.3S voygo.V.1S.PRES ato.PREP sorprendersurprise.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S vago.V.3S.PRES irgo.V.INFIN alto_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG parquepark.N.M.SG hoytoday.ADV she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP gogo.V.INFIN toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF parkpark.N.SG todaytoday.N.SG .
  I think I'm going to surprise her today because she's going to the park today, she's gonna go to the park today.
487KAYyoS leS dijoS <queS ella@s:spa> [/] queS ellaS tieneS queS darleS muchasS graciasS aS diosS queS teS tieneS aS tiS sis(ter) porqueSS eresS unaS mujerS muyS muyS educadaS .
  yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dijotell.V.3S.PAST quethat.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S quethat.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S tienehave.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ darlegive.V.INFIN+LE[PRON.MF.3S] muchasmuch.ADJ.F.PL.[or].many.PRON.F.PL graciasthanks.E ato.PREP diosgod.N.M.SG quethat.PRON.REL teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S tienehave.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP tiyou.PRON.PREP.MF.2S sistersister.N.SG porquebecause.CONJ you.PRON.SUB.MF.2S eresbe.V.2S.PRES unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG mujerwoman.N.F.SG muyvery.ADV muyvery.ADV educadaeducate.V.F.SG.PASTPART .
  I tell her that she, that she has to be really thankful to God that she has you, sister, because you are a very educated woman.
626KAYporque si se cortan .
  porquebecause.CONJ siif.CONJ seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP cortancut.V.3P.PRES .
  because if they get cut.
638VALporque él sabe hacerlo .
  porquebecause.CONJ élhe.PRON.SUB.M.3S sabeknow.V.2S.IMPER.[or].know.V.3S.PRES hacerlodo.V.INFIN+LO[PRON.M.3S] .
  because he knows how to do it.
700KAYtienes que ir porque te vas a xxx .
  tieneshave.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ irgo.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ teyou.PRON.OBL.MF.2S vasgo.V.2S.PRES ato.PREP .
  you have to go because you're going to,
713KAYyeah maybe you can teach her how to swim porqueS tieneS queS saberS .
  yeahyeah.ADV maybemaybe.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES teachteach.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].her.PRON.OBJ.F.3S howhow.ADV toto.PREP swimswim.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ tienehave.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ saberknow.V.INFIN .
  yeah, maybe you can teach her how to swim because she has to learn.
718KAY+< peroS miraS aS verS siS leS puedesS enseñarS porqueS loS queS pasaS esS queS todasS lasS fiestasS ahoraS delS summer <people are gonna learn> [/] people are gonna know how to swim .
  perobut.CONJ miralook.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP versee.V.INFIN siif.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S puedesbe_able.V.2S.PRES enseñarteach.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ lothe.DET.DEF.NT.SG quethat.PRON.REL pasapass.V.3S.PRES esbe.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ todasall.ADJ.F.PL lasthe.DET.DEF.F.PL fiestasparty.N.F.PL ahoranow.ADV delof_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG summersummer.N.SG peoplepeople.N.SG areare.V.123P.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP learnlearn.V.INFIN peoplepeople.N.SG areare.V.123P.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP knowknow.V.INFIN howhow.ADV toto.PREP swimswim.V.INFIN .
  but check to see if you can teach her because what happens is that all the parties now in summer, people are gonna learn, people are gonna know how to swim.
723KAYhayS queS saberS hayS queS saberS porqueS estamosS surrounded by water .
  haythere_is.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ saberknow.V.INFIN haythere_is.V.3S.PRES quethat.CONJ saberknow.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ estamosbe.V.1P.PRES surroundedsurround.SV.INFIN+AV byby.PREP waterwater.N.SG .
  you have to know, you have to know because we are surrounded by water.
727VALbut I don't know what to tell you porqueS ellaS noS [/] noS seS quiereS mojarS laS caraS .
  butbut.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL toto.PREP telltell.V.INFIN youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP porquebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S nonot.ADV nonot.ADV seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP quierewant.V.3S.PRES mojarwet.V.INFIN lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG caraface.N.F.SG .
  but I don't know what to tell you because she doesn't want to get her face wet.
753VAL<pero &jo> [/] pero todos los niños llorando porque dicen que le dolía mucho .
  perobut.CONJ perobut.CONJ todosall.ADJ.M.PL losthe.DET.DEF.M.PL niñoskid.N.M.PL llorandoweep.V.PRESPART porquebecause.CONJ dicentell.V.3P.PRES quethat.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dolíahurt.V.13S.IMPERF muchomuch.ADV .
  but, but all the kids crying because they said it hurt so much.
755VALpero esto tampoco no le ayuda a CarmencitaSE porque le da miedo entrar al agua porque ella tú sabes que le da miedo de todo .
  perobut.CONJ estothis.PRON.DEM.NT.SG tampoconeither.ADV nonot.ADV lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S ayudahelp.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP Carmencitaname porquebecause.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dagive.V.3S.PRES miedofear.N.M.SG entrarenter.V.INFIN alto_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG aguawater.N.F.SG porquebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S you.PRON.SUB.MF.2S sabesknow.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dagive.V.3S.PRES miedofear.N.M.SG deof.PREP todoeverything.PRON.M.SG .
  but this is not helping Carmencita either because she is afraid of getting into the water because, you know, she's afraid of everything.
755VALpero esto tampoco no le ayuda a CarmencitaSE porque le da miedo entrar al agua porque ella tú sabes que le da miedo de todo .
  perobut.CONJ estothis.PRON.DEM.NT.SG tampoconeither.ADV nonot.ADV lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S ayudahelp.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP Carmencitaname porquebecause.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dagive.V.3S.PRES miedofear.N.M.SG entrarenter.V.INFIN alto_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG aguawater.N.F.SG porquebecause.CONJ ellashe.PRON.SUB.F.3S you.PRON.SUB.MF.2S sabesknow.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S dagive.V.3S.PRES miedofear.N.M.SG deof.PREP todoeverything.PRON.M.SG .
  but this is not helping Carmencita either because she is afraid of getting into the water because, you know, she's afraid of everything.
781VALporque yo le tengo mucho respeto al agua .
  porquebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S lehim.PRON.OBL.MF.23S tengohave.V.1S.PRES muchomuch.ADV respetorespect.N.M.SG.[or].respect.V.1S.PRES alto_the.PREP+DET.DEF.M.SG aguawater.N.F.SG .
  because I have great respect for water.
829VALporqueS yoS noS meS voyS xxx airplane with him .
  porquebecause.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S nonot.ADV meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S voygo.V.1S.PRES airplaneairplane.N.SG withwith.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S .
  because I don't go [...] airplane with him.
1031KAYsí pero el mío es mucho más limpio porque está todo limpiecito pintadito .
  yes.ADV perobut.CONJ elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG míoof_mine.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.M.SG esbe.V.3S.PRES muchomuch.ADV másmore.ADV limpioclean.ADJ.M.SG porquebecause.CONJ estábe.V.3S.PRES todoall.ADJ.M.SG limpiecitoclean.ADJ.M.SG.DIM pintaditopainted.ADJ.M.SG.DIM .
  yes, but mine's much cleaner because it's all neat and painted.
1065KAYporque él está pagando dos mil ahora .
  porquebecause.CONJ élhe.PRON.SUB.M.3S estábe.V.3S.PRES pagandopay.V.PRESPART dostwo.NUM milthousand.NUM ahoranow.ADV .
  because he's paying two thousand now.
1071KAY+" ve pa(ra) acá porque hay un edifi(cio) xxx el agua y todo .
  vego.V.2S.IMPER.[or].see.V.2S.IMPER parafor.PREP acáhere.ADV porquebecause.CONJ haythere_is.V.3S.PRES unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG edificiobuilding.N.M.SG elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG aguawater.N.F.SG yand.CONJ todoeverything.PRON.M.SG .
  come here because there's a building, water and everything.
1085VALsí se iba a mudar ahí porque es bonito .
  yes.ADV seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP ibago.V.13S.IMPERF ato.PREP mudarmove.V.INFIN ahíthere.ADV porquebecause.CONJ esbe.V.3S.PRES bonitopretty.ADJ.M.SG .
  yes, he was moving in there because it's nice.
1254KAYenseñameloS porqueS she's gonna need community hours .
  enseñameloteach.V.2S.IMPER+ME[PRON.MF.1S] LO[PRON.M.3S] porquebecause.CONJ she'sshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP needneed.V.INFIN communitycommunity.N.SG hourshour.N.PL .
  show it to me as she's going to need community hours.
1327KAYtú ves entonces se me va a fastidiar a mí porque es mi hija .
  you.PRON.SUB.MF.2S vessee.V.2S.PRES entoncesthen.ADV seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S vago.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP fastidiarannoy.V.INFIN ato.PREP me.PRON.PREP.MF.1S porquebecause.CONJ esbe.V.3S.PRES mimy.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.SG hijadaughter.N.F.SG .
  you see, she's going to get mad at me then because she's my daughter.
1406KAYshe wants you to take her today porqueS she wants to show it to her friends .
  sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wantswant.V.3S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP toto.PREP taketake.V.INFIN herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S todaytoday.N.SG porquebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S wantswant.V.3S.PRES toto.PREP showshow.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S toto.PREP herher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S friendsfriend.N.PL .
  she wants you to take her today because she wants to show it to her friends.

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