"tāpēc" meaning in Latvian

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Adverb

Etymology: From tā (“that[gen.]”) + pēc (“because of”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|genitive|gen.}} gen., {{compound|lv|tā|pēc|gloss1=that􂀿gen.􂁀|gloss2=because of}} tā (“that[gen.]”) + pēc (“because of”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adverb|head=}} tāpēc, {{lv-adv}} tāpēc
  1. used to refer to the cause, motive or purpose of something previously mentioned, sometimes as the antecedent of the conjunction ka “that”; so, therefore, because of that, on account of that, for that reason; because...
    Sense id: en-tāpēc-lv-adv-bWaDgBWP
  2. used, together with lai, to indicate intention or purpose; so that..., in order to...
    Sense id: en-tāpēc-lv-adv-XTkSkplP Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 26 6

Conjunction

Etymology: From tā (“that[gen.]”) + pēc (“because of”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|genitive|gen.}} gen., {{compound|lv|tā|pēc|gloss1=that􂀿gen.􂁀|gloss2=because of}} tā (“that[gen.]”) + pēc (“because of”) Head templates: {{head|lv|conjunction}} tāpēc
  1. (used to indicate a cause-and-effect or intention-and-effect relation between clauses); so..., therefore..., because of that...
    Sense id: en-tāpēc-lv-conj-WUJa0dWW
  2. (in the combination tāpēc ka) used to indicate cause; because...
    Sense id: en-tāpēc-lv-conj-FWPShPO3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tādēļ, tālab, tamdēļ [dated]

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