because.1conj.De bhrí, cionn is, mar gheall ar, as siocair, toisc, ar an ábhar(all folld. by go); mar (go). He believes them because they are his friends, creideann sé iad de bhrí go bhfuil siad ina gcairde aige, de bhrí iad a bheith ina gcairde aige. If I said so it was because it had to be said, má dúirt mé sin féin is ar an ábhar go mb'éigean a rá. Because he composed a few verses of doggerel he thinks he is a poet, síleann sé gur file é cionn is gur chum sé cúpla raiméis gliogair. I am wearing a coat because it is cold, tá cóta orm mar tá, mar go bhfuil, sé fuar. 2Prep.phr.Because of sth., as siocair ruda. Because of that, dá bharr sin, dá bhrí sin, ar an ábhar sin. Because of the excellence of his speech, ar fheabhas a chuid cainte.