etant

/e.tɑ̃/être
1.
verbParticiple3rdPresentSing

being (present participle of 'to be')

used to introduce a reason or background: 'since', 'given that', 'as'

etant fatigué, il est resté à la maison.

Being tired, he stayed at home.

Synonyms:puisque, vu que, comme, étant donné que