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Dictionary translations for "pourquoi"

pourquoi adverb

why [waɪ] (interrogation, cause)

Pourquoi êtes-vous si fatiguées ?

Why are you so tired?

for what reason (raison)

pourquoi conjunction

why [waɪ]

Pourquoi êtes-vous si fatiguées ?

Why are you so tired?

le pourquoi m noun

pl. pourquoi

reason [ˈri:zn]

Sais-tu pourquoi il a séché aujourd'hui ?

Do you know the reason why he cut class today?

Phrases with "pourquoi" (4)

c'est pourquoi - that is why
voilà pourquoi - that's why
Dieu sait pourquoi - goodness only knows why
pourquoi que - because

Contexts with "pourquoi"

Pourquoi êtes-vous si fatiguées ? Why are you so tired?

Sais-tu pourquoi il a séché aujourd'hui ? Do you know the reason why he cut class today?

Ne me demande pas pourquoi. Don't ask me why.

Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais elle semble déprimée. She looks blue for some reason.

Pourquoi devrais-je y aller ? Why should I go?

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