tāpēc
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From tā (“that[gen.]”) + pēc (“because of”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
tāpēc
- used to refer to the cause, motive or purpose of something previously mentioned, sometimes as the antecedent of the conjunction ka “that”; so, therefore, because of that, on account of that, for that reason; because...
- taisni tāpēc es nācu ― precisely because of that I have come
- tu nāci kā pureņu smarža no lauka, / un tāpēc tu biji visskaistākā ― you came like the smell of marigold from the field, / and because of that you are the most beautiful one
- “bet Marei jūs neko vis nepatīkat...” “taisni tāpēc esmu šeit... dodiet padomu, kā viņai pielabināties” ― “but Mare doesn't like you...” “precisely because of that (= that is why) I am here... give me advice on how to ingratiate myself to her”
- pagasta ļaudis abi braucēji pazina labi un tāpēc par tiem varēja pārspriest daudz tiešāk ― the people of the parish knew both travelers well and because of that could judge them more directly, more precisely
- durvis bija ciet tāpēc, ka visi aizgājuši ― the door was closed for that reason, that (= because) everybody had gone out
- '“tavi draugi ar tevi nerunās” “kāpēc?” “tāpēc, ka es viņiem to esmu aisliedzis” ― “your friends are not talking to you” “why?” “because I have prohibited them (from talking to you)”
- used, together with lai, to indicate intention or purpose; so that..., in order to...
- viņš saprātā, ka puisis aiziet tikai tāpēc, lai te nevienu netraucētu ― he realized that the boy was leaving only in order to not inconvenience anybody here
- man pat likās, ka vecā krustmāte tāpēc vien ir pasaulē, lai mums ar Martu būtu katrā laikā kādas palīdzīgas rokas ― it even seemed to me that the old aunt was (= existed) in (this) world only so that Marta and I would have a pair of helping hands for a while
Conjunction edit
tāpēc
- (used to indicate a cause-and-effect or intention-and-effect relation between clauses); so..., therefore..., because of that...
- upe plūst ļoti strauji, tāpēc puikas peldas īpatnējā veidā ― the river is flowing too quickly, so / because of that the boy is swimming in a strange way
- tā ir laba un interesanta grāmata, neskaitāmas reizes gājusi no rokas rokā, tāpēc arī paplukuši ― this is a good and interesting book, gone dozens of times from hand to hand, (and) therefore (it had) also lost color, faded
- pus pasaules vēl jāapskrien, tāpēc viņš traucas laukā no egļu un ošu pakrēšļa ― he still had to run around half the world, so he rushed out of the shade of the spurce and ash trees
- (in the combination tāpēc ka) used to indicate cause; because...
- Ješka nepaguva atbildēt, tāpēc ka papriekš gribēja iedzert ― Ješka couldn't answer, because he first wanted to drink
- redziet, tā ir Studentu iela, tāpēc ka atrodas līdzās mūsu skolai un kalnu tehnikumam ― look, this is the Students' street, because it is located in the vicinity of our school and of the hills' technical school