weil
conj · /vaɪ̯l/ ·Etymology
From the accusative of Middle High German wīle (modern Weile), from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō.
Translation
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because, given that
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin.
I can't come because I'm sick.
Jeder Mensch, der allein ist, ist allein, weil er Angst vor den anderen hat.
Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.
„Wieso gehst du nicht?“ – „Weil ich nicht will.“
"Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to."
- as source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- while, during archaic, obsolete