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"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 were you eating by yourself? ¿Por qué comías solo?
Why did you think that? ¿Por qué pensaste eso?
Why do you keep confusing them? ¿Por qué los confundes?
Why so cumbersome? ¿Por qué es tan engorroso?
Why didn’t you come by bus? ¿Por qué no viniste en autobús?
Why don’t we start without Tom? ¿Por qué no empezamos sin Tom?
Why are you cursing? ¿Por qué estás maldiciendo?
Why were you late for class? ¿Por qué llegaste tarde a clase?
Why did you disobey my order? ¿Por qué desobediste mi pedido?
Why would we want to punish you? ¿Por qué querríamos castigarte?

Practice Lesson

"why" Practice (60)
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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 causing so much fuss here?,
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 decide to buy this house?,
Why did you disobey my order?
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