pourquoi in French: why (adverb)

/puʁ.kwa/

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Translation

why

Word origin

A compound of pour ('for') and quoi ('what'), literally 'for what'. Both elements descend from Latin, pour from pro and quoi from quid.

' ?

Why didn't you come last night?

I don't know why she left so quickly.

But why are you telling me this now?

' répondu ?

Why didn't you reply to my message last night?

I don't understand why the train is late again.

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