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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 did Tom sell his farm? Warum hat Tom seine Farm verkauft?
Why don’t we give Tom a chance? Warum geben wir Tom nicht eine Chance?
Why don’t we ask Tom to help us? Warum bitten wir Tom nicht, uns zu helfen?
Why are you visiting the United Kingdom? Warum besuchen Sie das Vereinigte Königreich?
Why is everyone so excited? Warum sind alle so aufgeregt?
Why does this keep happening? Warum passiert das immer wieder?
Why is the man eating like a pig? Warum isst der Mann wie ein Schwein?
Why don’t you come and study? Warum kommst du nicht und studierst?
Why don’t we go swimming with Tom? Warum gehen wir nicht mit Tom schwimmen?
Tell Tom why. Sag Tom, 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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