Understand spoken Spanish

"why" in Spanish

por qué
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Literal Breakdown

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for por
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 isn’t Tom tired? ¿Por qué Tom no está cansado?
Why don’t we go swimming with Tom? ¿Por qué no vamos a nadar con Tom?
Why do you need matches? ¿Por qué necesitas partidos?
Why don’t you come and study? ¿Por qué no vienes a estudiar?
Why didn’t you phone before coming? ¿Por qué no llamaste antes de venir?
Why don’t we give Tom a chance? ¿Por qué no le damos una oportunidad a Tom?
Why did you decide to buy this house? ¿Por qué decidiste comprar esta casa?
Why are you causing so much fuss here? ¿Por qué estás causando tanto alboroto aquí?
Why is compliance important? ¿Por qué es importante el cumplimiento?
Tell Tom why. Dile a Tom por qué.

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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