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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 61 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 now? Warum jetzt?
Why did Tom buy this? Warum hat Tom das gekauft?
Why are you angry? Warum bist du wütend?
Do you know why Tom bought this? Wissen Sie, warum Tom das gekauft hat?
Why don’t we do it now? Warum machen wir es nicht jetzt?
Why isn’t Tom tired? Warum ist Tom nicht müde?
We understand why. Wir verstehen, warum.

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"why" Practice (62)
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Ah, why?,
And why not?,
Do you know why I stopped you?,
Do you know why Tom bought this?,
Do you know why?,
Tell Tom why.,
We understand why.,
Why are you angry?,
Why are you causing so much fuss here?,
Why are you cursing?,
Why are you drinking so much tonight?,
Why are you here?,
Why are you visiting the United Kingdom?,
Why are you whispering? (you singular),
Why couldn’t we get through that barrier?,
Why did he get involved?,
Why did Tom buy this?,
Why did Tom sell his farm?,
Why did Yanni do that?,
Why did you buy a turtle?
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English source

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

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