why he/she/it was late
Mary non disse a nessuno perché era in ritardo.
Mary didn't tell anyone why she was late.
Tom mi ha detto perché era in ritardo.
Tom told me why he was late.
Ero arrabbiata perché era in ritardo.
I was angry because he was late.
Mary non ha detto perché era in ritardo.
Mary didn't say why she was late.
Chiediamo a Mary perché era in ritardo.
Let's ask Mary why she was late.
Tom ha detto a Mary perché era in ritardo.
Tom told Mary why he was late.
Ha spiegato perché era in ritardo.
He explained why he was late.
Ero arrabbiato perché era in ritardo.
I was angry because he was late.
Per questo è morto, perché era in ritardo.
That's why he died, because he was late.
— Effetto notte (1973)
Mary spiegò perché era in ritardo.
Mary explained why she was late.