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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 are you cursing? Warum fluchst du?
Why did Yanni do that? Warum hat Yanni das getan?
Why are you whispering? (you singular) Warum flüsterst du?
Why did you think that? Warum dachten Sie das?
Why does she have a book too? Warum hat sie auch ein Buch?
Why so cumbersome? Warum so umständlich?
Why does your anger burn against us? Warum brennt dein Zorn gegen uns?
Why did he get involved? Warum hat er sich engagiert?
Why do dogs chase squirrels? Warum jagen Hunde Eichhörnchen?
Why don’t we start without Tom? Warum fangen wir nicht ohne Tom an?

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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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