Why: translate English

Summary

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why:
- warum; wieso; wofür; für; wozu; wonach
- warum; weshalb; worum; weswegen; wieso
Wiktionary:
- why → warum, wieso, weshalb, weswegen
- why → warum
- why → wieso, warum

English

Detailed Translations for why from English to German

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	wherefore
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
für		pro
warum	why
weshalb	why
weswegen	why
wieso	how do you mean; how so; how's that; in what respect; why; why that
worum	why
-	to be sure; yes to be sure!
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
für	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	against; at; for; for which
warum	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; for which; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why; why and wherefore	for which
wieso	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why; why and wherefore	for which
wofür	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why; why and wherefore	for which
wonach	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	after which; at what; at whatever; for which; of what; of whatever; to what; to whatever; to which; what at; what of; what to; whatever at; whatever of; whatever to; whereupon; which at; which of; which to; whose
wozu	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	for which

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'¹

why

adverb

en-con

why

adverb

Relativadverb: leitet einen Nebensatz (des Grundes) ein, der die Folge aus der Aussage des Hauptsatzes angibt
- warum → why; wherefore
Interrogativadverb: leitet eine direkte und indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein
- warum → why; wherefore; how come; why so
Relativadverb: leitet indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein
- weshalb → why
Frageadverb: leitet eine direkte Frage nach dem Grund ein
- weswegen → why
Interrogativadverb: leitet eine indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein
- wieso → why
Interrogativadverb, mit zweifelnder, erstaunter Nuance: leitet eine direkte Frage nach dem Grund ein
- wieso → why

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• why	→ wieso; warum	↔ waarom — Vanwege welke oorzaak