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'dass' vs. 'weil'

"dass" or "weil"?

Both conjunctions introduce a subordinate clause with the verb at the end – but they mean different things.

ConjunctionMeaningQuestion
dasscontent (what?)What do you think/know?
weilreason (why?)Why?

Examples: Ich weiß, dass du müde bist. (I know that you're tired.) · Du bist müde, weil du wenig geschlafen hast. (You're tired because you slept little.)

Ich weiß, ___ du müde bist.

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