Çünki
çünki is a conjunction used in Turkic languages to mean because. In Azerbaijani, çünki is the standard spelling and is used similarly to how because is used in English. In Turkish, the standard form today is çünkü; çünki is considered an older or dialectal variant and is far less common in contemporary Turkish writing.
Etymology and forms: The word is formed from the components for for and that (often traced back
Usage: çünki introduces a clause that gives the reason for the action in the main clause. It
- Turkish (standard): Dışarı çıkmak istemiyorum çünkü yağmur yağıyor.
- Azerbaijani: Dışarı çıxmaq istəmirəm, çünki yağış yağır.
See also: diğer Turkish conjunctions for cause (zira, bu səbəbdən, bu səbəbdən). Etymology notes: çünki derives from