pourquoi

French

Etymology

From Middle French parquoy, from Old French por quoi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puʁ.kwa/
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Adverb

pourquoi

why
Synonym: pourquoi que

Pourquoi as-tu fait cela ? ― Why did you do that?

Pourquoi n’a-t-il pas fini son travail ? ― Why hasn't he finished his work?

Je ne sais pas pourquoi il est parti. ― I don't know why he left.

Derived terms

Further reading

“pourquoi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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