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what are the diferences between;
bo and ponieważ
they are both (cj) and both mean the same, what are the rules for them.



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alexw68 Edited by: alexw68  Sep 18, 10, 19:50    #2
Formality, primarily. for 'bo' in formal spoken/written Polish 'albowiem' is synonymous with 'ponieważ'. 'Bo' is more conversational.
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chaza:
what are the diferences between;
bo and ponieważ

There is no difference.

Edit*

alexw68:
'Bo' is more conversational.

Fair point.
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chaza:
bo

you use that in colloquial language


ponieważ = gdyż = bowiem = dlatego, że < the last one you can use when talking with friends but also with employer, professor etc
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would i be ok if i used either of them in my speach and what about gdyż


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You would be okay.
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thanks


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alexw68 Edited by: alexw68  Sep 18, 10, 19:56    #8
Yes, and you would turn heads & make an impression if you used the formal versions! One of the things I like about Polish is it's considered fine to wax a bit rhetorical sometimes, and so the 'formal' versions aren't uncommon in educated native speech.
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'ponieważ' is more bookish, and that's it. In spoken Polish 'bo' prevails.

Oh, no. That's when an amateur tries to be helpful... There's another difference: you can say '(Ponieważ) whatever, (więc) sth else', but you can't use 'bo' in this position. But you can say 'Bo sth', if answering to 'Why xxx?'
alexw68  Sep 18, 10, 20:00    #10
nott:
There's another difference: you can say '(Ponieważ) whatever, (więc) sth else', but you can't use 'bo' in this position. But you can say 'Bo sth', if answering to 'Why xxx?'

Thanks, mate. I learned something new there!


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