Subordinate clause with 'weil' (because, causal)
Nebensatz mit 'weil' (Kausalsatz)
'weil' (because) introduces a and sends the conjugated to the end.
Structure
Hauptsatz, weil + … + Verb (Satzende)
main clause, weil + … + verb (end of the clause)
Details
- Part of Speech
- Conjunction
- Word Type
- Subordinating conjunction
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
weil (because) introduces a that gives a reason. As a subordinating , it sends the conjugated to the end of the clause, and a comma separates the clause from the .
The structure is: main clause, weil + subject + … + verb (last).
- Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich krank bin. - I'm staying home because I'm sick.
- Er kommt nicht, weil er keine Zeit hat. - He isn't coming because he has no time.
- Wir nehmen den Bus, weil es regnet. - We're taking the bus because it's raining.
A weil-clause can also stand first; then the begins with its : Weil ich krank bin, bleibe ich zu Hause.
Common mistakes: Don't keep main-clause after weil: it is weil ich krank bin, never weil ich bin krank. Compare weil with denn, which means the same but keeps normal and joins two main clauses.
About Subordinate clause with 'weil' (because, causal)
'weil' (because) introduces a and sends the conjugated to the end.
Subordinating 'weil' moves the finite to the clause end. A comma separates the clauses: 'Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich müde bin.'
'weil' leitet einen ein; das konjugierte steht am Satzende.
Caution
After 'weil' the verb goes last: 'weil ich krank bin' - not 'weil ich bin krank'.