the reason why
der Grund, warum
il motivo per cui
la raison pour laquelle
la razón por la que
the reason why 11 之所以 [-] zhī suǒ yǐ (its-reason) the reason why: 我~迟到, 是因 为堵车 (dǔchē). I was late because of the traffic. || 他~没有告诉你真相 (zhēnxiàng), 是因为怕伤害你. He didn’t tell you the truth because he was afraid to hurt you. '