No. 53 in Azerbaijani

çünki

"Because."

In a sentence

Mən evdə qalıram, çünki hava yağışlıdır.
I am staying at home because the weather is rainy.
The word 'çünki' is used as a conjunction here, showing a cause-effect relationship.
Çünki o çox yoruldu, ona kömək etmək qərarına gəldim.
Because he was very tired, I decided to help him.
The word 'çünki' introduces the reason for the following statement.
Biz parkda oynaya bilmədik, çünki gün hava çox isti idi.
We couldn't play in the park because it was too hot during the day.
'Çünki' here is employed to provide the rationale for the preceding event.

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