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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 keep confusing them? Warum verwirrst du sie dauernd?
Why is compliance important? Warum ist Compliance wichtig?
Why do you need a new ladder? Warum brauchen Sie eine neue Leiter?
Why are you causing so much fuss here? Warum machst du hier so viel Aufhebens?
Why do you always keep complaining? Warum beschwerst du dich dauernd?
Why do some people have dimples? Warum haben manche Menschen Grübchen?
Why would we want to punish you? Warum sollten wir Sie bestrafen wollen?
Do you know why I stopped you? Weißt du, warum ich dich aufgehalten habe?
Why did you disobey my order? Warum haben Sie meinen Befehl missachtet?
Why do you want to learn Portuguese? Warum möchten Sie Portugiesisch lernen?

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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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