Meaning of tāpēc | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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...
2. used, together with lai, to indicate intention or purpose; so that..., in order to...

Equivalents

Examples

“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)”

“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

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