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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 do you want this dog? Warum willst du diesen Hund?
Why don’t you come? Warum kommst du nicht?
Why’s everyone whispering? Warum flüstern alle?
Why don’t we go to Australia with Tom? Warum fahren wir nicht mit Tom nach Australien?
Why is this banana red? Warum ist diese Banane rot?
Why was this a secret? Warum war das ein Geheimnis?
Do you know why? Weißt du warum?
Why don’t you come earlier? Warum kommst du nicht früher?
Why don’t you go to work? Warum gehst du nicht zur Arbeit?
Why were you eating by yourself? Warum hast du alleine gegessen?

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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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Acknowledgements

English source

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

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