Does this sentence have two meanings?
I can't tell her because she is my sister.HOW do you understand this sentence?It looks simple indeed.
Can it mean
1.just because she is my sister doesn't mean I can tell her.
2. "I can't tell her,for/because she is my sister.What about "I didn't hate him because he lied to me." What does it mean?Does this sentence sound weird?

Question

Does this sentence have two meanings?
I can't tell her because she is my sister.HOW do you understand this sentence?It looks simple indeed.
Can it mean
1.just because she is my sister doesn't mean I can tell her.
2. "I can't tell her,for/because she is my sister.What about  "I didn't hate him because he lied to me."  What does it mean?Does this sentence sound weird?

Answer

In English, the sentence you wrote means option 2. Ie. I can't tell her, because she is my sister. (meaning, if she were someone else, maybe I could tell him/her).
If you want your sentence to mean option 1, you have to say: I can't tell her just because she is my sister. You need 'just' there. In this sentence, it means "Just because she is my sister, doesn't mean I have to tell her anything'.

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