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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 is compliance important? Warum ist Compliance wichtig?
Why are you drinking so much tonight? Warum trinkst du heute Abend so viel?
Why do you always keep complaining? Warum beschwerst du dich dauernd?
Why did you disobey my order? Warum haben Sie meinen Befehl missachtet?
Why couldn’t we get through that barrier? Warum konnten wir diese Barriere nicht durchdringen?
Why does your anger burn against us? Warum brennt dein Zorn gegen uns?
Why do you need a new ladder? Warum brauchen Sie eine neue Leiter?
Why do some people have dimples? Warum haben manche Menschen Grübchen?
Why do you want to learn Portuguese? Warum möchten Sie Portugiesisch lernen?
Why would we want to punish you? Warum sollten wir Sie bestrafen wollen?

Practice Lesson

"why" Practice (29)
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Lesson phrases
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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