es que

== Spanish == === Phrase === es que Used for explanations: it's just that, because (Can we verify(+) this sense, particularly "'the thing is', 'in fact', 'actually', 'the truth is': add them back if examples are found)"?) (Can we add an example for this sense?) (in negative, followed by subjunctive) it's not that ==== Usage notes ==== (sense 1) More common than its English counterparts, so it may be omitted in translation.