Cause
car
FormalB1What follows
car + a clause in the indicative
Function
Cause
Meaning
Gives the cause, but JUSTIFIES what was just claimed rather than explaining it.
Position and punctuation
within the sentence · a comma before
Example
Cette mesure me semble insuffisante, car elle ne concerne qu'une partie des usagers.
This measure seems insufficient to me, for it only concerns some of the users.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
The trap
Car does NOT answer "why?" and never starts a sentence: it links two clauses, after a comma. It is a word of written argument.
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