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4 Translation results for why in Spanish

adverb | conjunction | noun | interjection

why adverb

unfavorite favorite play sound
por qué

Example sentences of
why adverb

  • •Why did you quit your job?
  • •Why is the sky blue?
  • •Why didn't you call me?
  • •Why didn't I think of that?
  • •“I can't go out tonight.” “Why not?”
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why conjunction

unfavorite favorite play sound
por qué

Example sentences of
why conjunction

  • •I know why he did it.
  • •It's easy to see why she fell in love with him.
  • •He's a very good player. That's why he made the team.
  • •The reason why they succeeded is obvious. They worked really hard.
  • •Give me one good reason why I should stay.
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why noun

unfavorite favorite play sound
whys
porqué, razón

Example sentences of
why noun

  • •asked the whys behind the surprising decision
  • •how one decides that a certain he or she is “the one” is one of the great whys of life
  • •how one decides that a certain he or she is "the one" is one of the great whys of life
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Synonyms of
why noun

reason

why interjection

unfavorite favorite play sound
¡vaya!, ¡mira!

Example sentences of
why interjection

  • •why, what a strange thing to say!
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Reverse translation for why

por qué
por qué
porqué  - reason, cause 
razón  - reason, motive, rightness, justice, reasoning, sense, ratio, proportion 
¡vaya!
¡mira!
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