"Neden geç kaldın?" sorusunun cevabı because ile başlar. Sonucu anlatırken so'ya geçersin: The bus didn't come, so I walked.
1Sohbet
- A: Why were you late this morning?A: Bu sabah neden geç kaldın?
- B: Because the traffic was terrible.B: Çünkü trafik korkunçtu.
- A: Why didn't you take the metro?A: Neden metroya binmedin?
- B: It was closed, so I took a taxi.B: Kapalıydı, ben de taksiye bindim.
- A: And why didn't you call?A: Peki neden aramadın?
- B: Because my phone died. Sorry.B: Çünkü telefonumun şarjı bitti. Kusura bakma.
- A: It's OK. I was worried because of the storm.A: Sorun değil. Fırtına yüzünden endişelendim.
Konuşmada because'lu parça tek başına cevap olabilir: Because the traffic was terrible. Yazıda ana cümleye bağlanır: I was late because the traffic was terrible.
2Kalıplar
Neden geç kaldın?
Why were you late?
Çünkü trafik korkunçtu.
Because the traffic was terrible.
Trafik yüzünden.
Because of the traffic.
Otobüs gelmedi, ben de yürüdüm.
The bus didn't come, so I walked.
because'tan sonra tam bir cümle, because of'tan sonra yalnız isim gelir. because ile so aynı cümlede birlikte kullanılmaz. Mazeret verirken özrü öne koy: Sorry I'm late. The bus didn't come.
3Sıra sana
because ile cevapla, sonra altındaki cevaplara bak.
- Why are you tired? (uyumadım)
- Why didn't you come? (hastaydım)
- Why is the store closed? (bayram; holiday)
- Why did you walk? (otobüs gelmedi)
Cevaplar: Because I didn't sleep. · Because I was sick. · Because it's a holiday. · Because the bus didn't come.
Sık yapılan hatalar
✗Because of the traffic was terrible.
✓Because the traffic was terrible.
Arkada cümle varsa because.
✗Because I was tired, so I went to bed.
✓Because I was tired, I went to bed.
because ile so birlikte olmaz.
✗Why you were late?
✓Why were you late?
Soruda were öne geçer.