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How to say "for some reason" in French

It’s not: "pour quelque raison"

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Frederic
Jun 28, 2023
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Marius nous donne un bon exemple des choses que l’on peut faire pour une raison inconnue.

One common filler phrase in English is for some reason. It expresses that you know something happened or is true, but you don’t know why.

This expression never translates as pour quelque raison.

There are many ways to say this in French, depending on what you’re tr…

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