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"why" in Spanish

por qué
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Literal Breakdown

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what qué

Summary

The Spanish translation for “why” is por qué. The Spanish, por qué, can be broken down into 2 parts:"for" (por) and "what" (qué).

Examples of "why" in use

There are 57 examples of the Spanish word for "why" being used:
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Why are you angry? ¿Por qué estás enojado?
Why do you want his apple and his banana? ¿Por qué quieres su manzana y su plátano?
Why is this banana red? ¿Por qué este plátano es rojo?
Why was this a secret? ¿Por qué era esto un secreto?
Why did you buy a turtle? ¿Por qué compraste una tortuga?
Why don’t we go to Australia with Tom? ¿Por qué no vamos a Australia con Tom?
Why don’t you come? ¿Por qué no vienes?
Why don’t you go to work? ¿Por qué no vas a trabajar?
Why is the man eating like a pig? ¿Por qué el hombre come como un cerdo?
Why do you not believe Tom? ¿Por qué no le crees a Tom?

Practice Lesson

"why" Practice (56)
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Lesson phrases
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 cursing?,
Why are you drinking so much tonight?,
Why are you in the restaurant and not in the library?,
Why are you visiting the United Kingdom?,
Why are you whispering?,
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?,
Why did you disobey my order?,
Why did you think that?,
Why didn’t you come by bus?
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