No. 105 in Slovenian
ker
"Ker" means "because" in English.
In a sentence
Včeraj nisem prišel, ker sem bil bolan.
I didn't come yesterday because I was sick.
The word 'ker' is used here as a conjunction to introduce a clause giving the reason for the prior action or state.
V trgovini sem kupil kruh, ker je bil v akciji.
I bought bread at the store because it was on sale.
The word 'ker' links two clauses, explaining the motivation for the action of buying in the first clause.
Rajši sem ostal doma, ker je zunaj deževalo.
I preferred to stay home because it was raining outside.
Here, 'ker' indicates causality, showing the reason behind the preference to stay home.
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