weil
A2because
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weil in a sentence
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich arbeiten muss.
I cannot come because I have to work.
Where weil comes from
Dem Wort weil liegen als Vorformen das althochdeutsche thiu hwīla sō oder thiu wīla sō (so lange wie) und das mittelhochdeutsche die wīle sō und al die wīle sō (so lange wie, während) zugrunde.
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Questions about weil
What does weil mean in English?
weil means "because". For example: "Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich arbeiten muss." — "I cannot come because I have to work."
What level is weil in German?
weil is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the linking words & connectors vocabulary.
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