What is the difference between "parce que " and "car" ? "parce que " vs "car" ?

27 Dec 2016

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French (France)

Well this is a hard question to answer, even for a native. You would use both in exactly the same situations and the same way. You could say the difference is solely grammatical. You could see "car" as a way to link two sentences, while parce que is like an answer to a question.
There is absolutely no difference in use, however. You could use whichever one feels most fitting to you.

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jujubeans13

27 Dec 2016

English (US)

Same thing but car is shortened/informal :)

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maisuna

27 Dec 2016

French (France)

Well this is a hard question to answer, even for a native. You would use both in exactly the same situations and the same way. You could say the difference is solely grammatical. You could see "car" as a way to link two sentences, while parce que is like an answer to a question.
There is absolutely no difference in use, however. You could use whichever one feels most fitting to you.

See a translation