because … him/her
Me late el dedo porque le cerré encima la puerta del auto por accidente.
My finger is throbbing because I accidentally closed the car door on him.
El bebé está de mal humor porque le están saliendo los dientes.
The baby is cranky because he’s teething.
Porque le iba a disparar cuando abriera.
Because he was going to shoot her when she opened the door.
— Bacurau (2019)
¿Pensabas que porque le corté la mano me odiaba?
Did you think he hated me because I cut off his hand?
— Oldboy: Cinco días para vengarse (2003)
Para entonces ya estará viviendo en otro país porque le ofrecieron un puesto allí.
By then he will already be living in another country because he was offered a job there.
Porque le permite hacer cosas interesantes.
Because it allows you to do interesting things.
— El Club de la Pelea (1999)
Supongo que yo, porque le llevaba un par de años de ventaja.
I suppose it was me, because I was a couple of years ahead of him.
— La Máquina: The Smashing Machine (2025)
No podemos ir a la huelga porque le hayan dado una paliza.
We can't go on strike just because he was beaten up.
— Una película de miedo (2000)