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"why" in German

warum
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Summary

The German translation for “why” is warum.

Examples of "why" in use

There are 51 examples of the German word for "why" being used:
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Why you? Warum du?
And why not? Und warum nicht?
Why are you here? Warum bist du hier?
Why did Tom buy this? Warum hat Tom das gekauft?
Why now? Warum jetzt?
Why are you angry? Warum bist du wütend?
Why don’t we do it now? Warum machen wir es nicht jetzt?
Do you know why Tom bought this? Wissen Sie, warum Tom das gekauft hat?
We understand why. Wir verstehen, warum.
Why don’t you come? Warum kommst du nicht?

Practice Lesson

"why" Practice (29)
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Ah, why?,
And why not?,
Do you know why?,
Tell Tom why.,
We understand why.,
Why are you angry?,
Why are you cursing?,
Why are you here?,
Why are you whispering? (you singular),
Why did he get involved?,
Why did Tom buy this?,
Why did Yanni do that?,
Why did you think that?,
Why do dogs chase squirrels?,
Why does this keep happening?,
Why don’t you come earlier?,
Why don’t you come?,
Why don’t you go to work?,
Why is compliance important?,
Why is everyone so excited?
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Acknowledgements

English source

https://lingopolo.org/dutch/word/why

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