http://nale.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] nale.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] learn_russian 2003-10-04 11:06 am (UTC)

Not a learner, rather a native-speaker, but I'd like to add my five cents - a saying with "потому что". :)

Потому, что "потому" кончается на "у". (bold=stressed) ("Because the the word 'potomu' ends with 'u'".)

It is used to avoid an explanation when you don't want to give one (= Just because.) Generally speaking, it's not very polite - but quite acceptable when talking to friends (in jest) or to small children.

E.g.:
- Не хочу с ней видеться.
- Почему?
- Потому, что "потому" кончается на "у".

- I don't want to see her.
- Why?
- Just because.

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