"Está enfermo. Por eso no ha venido."

Translation: He is sick. That is why he has not come.

[lmh8003]

Por eso could also be translated as Therefore or Hence.

[GrahamRawlinson]

I wrote 'so he could not come' and it was judged wrong.!

[DavidMoore622957]

But, "could not come" and "has not come" are different. Perhaps, "So/Therefore he has not come" would work.

[joelcowey]

I put "he is sick. So he has not come" and was marked wrong 31/5/18

[Deborah720662]

Me too

[johndurkin2]

Same here

[Dr.Manhattan95]

Por eso = "Which is why" tambien

[Aviva]

Yes!!!

[SamuelOrr]

I agree and "therefore" is more economical than "that is why".

[aaerie]

And "so" is even more economical.

[krzys]

Why is this incorrect? "She is ill. That is why she has not come."

[jwildberger]

I believe it is because enfermo is used and not enferma.

[virharding]

"You are sick. That is why you have not come." Why is this incorrect? Can't it be a male "you"?

[vandermonde]

Grammatically, no reason. Due to content though, that would be a very odd thing to assume that anyone would ever say. Presumably a person would not need to be told he was sick and not in attendance.

[Aviva]

Imagine this conversation:
"Mom, I still want to go to the party."
"You can't go. You are sick."
"But what will I tell them?"
"Phone them and tell them you are sick. That is why you have not come."

[reastwoodstone]

Assuming you were phoning to let someone know the excuse you've given for them not coming to the place you are at. I believe they should accept that answer. If you explain the circumstance you believe your sentence can be used to DL they will update the app to accept the answer. If it can be translated as you then there's a reason for it.

[droma]

it is accepted now. and it is a male (you) because of "enfermo."

[krzys]

Makes sense, thanks :)

[nicomiro]

'thus he has not come' would be also correct, right?

[Aviva]

Definitely! I wrote 'therefore' and was marked incorrect.

[mprdo]

Nico, I like "thus" as best translation! 7Mar19

[Grant30]

Why not, "She is ill. That is why she has not come"?

[droma]

see virharding's post

[BClaw5]

I thought por eso meant "as a result"

[ChrisPenn1]

I left out the word "reason" and it was counted wrong. Everything else was the same. I think the translation is the same with or without the word "reason." If it is to be understood, then let it be.

[fenixhvd]

Mi opinion es que se debe usar el participio came y no come en presente.

[Daniel_B]

In English, we use come for present perfect, not came. Also in past perfect. example: He had not come. You can tell the difference between present perfect and past perfect because of the has or had.

[Ryan4090]

I said she.. and it was marked wrong?

[Ryan4090]

Thanks @virharding

[JSRyding]

Ehh the slow speaker wasn't working

[The3rdBeast]

I wonder why...?

[DaveNuevaCasa]

wow that little ' sure makes a difference.

[CeeCeeSong]

this is what it said the answer was: "He's sick. that's why she hasn't come." That makes no sense! WHY does it say He in the first sentence, and She in the second one??? I put "She is sick. That is why she hasn't come." And it was marked wrong. How does one know if esta is to be for a male or female???????

[alejandrocarmo]

He (the boy) is sick. él está enfermo. That is why she hasn't come.

That makes sense!

[marihaley]

The answer in the quiz is: "You are sick. for that reason he's not come." Notwithstanding how strange that sounds, what in that sentence translates to "reason"? Or for that matter where does "why" come from? It reads "por eso" or "for that".

[Iankellett]

Isn't sick the same as ill??? In this context. Why mark me wrong

[Elizabeth607084]

Por eso can also mean for this reason, marked as wring

[KeithNorma9]

I was confused by the speaker, who did not stress the second syllable of está. So I was trying to figure out how 'esta' (this, feminine) and 'enfermo' (masculine) could go together, without a verb, no less!