Definition
是因为 is an emphatic conjunction meaning 'precisely because' or 'it is because'. It places emphasis on the reason that follows, often used to stress that the cause is exactly the stated one, not something else. It can appear at the beginning of a reason clause or after the topic for contrastive focus.
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(conjunction, emphatic) precisely becauseit is because
Examples
- 是因为。Tā chénggōng shì yīn wéi tā fēicháng nǔlì.He succeeded precisely because he worked very hard.
- 是因为，。shì yīn wéi tiānqì bù hǎo, suǒyǐ huódòng qǔxiāo le.It is because the weather was bad that the event was canceled.
- ？是因为。Nǐ wèishénme bù gāoxìng? shì yīn wéi nǐ tài lèi le.Why are you unhappy? It's because you're too tired.
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