Grammatical class

Adverb

pourquoi

why

Details

Syllables

pour-quoi

Phonetics

puʁ.kwa

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

12775

Freq. (movies)

14593

Freq. (news)

410

Sentences

Je ne sais pas pourquoi il est parti.

I don't know why he left.

A1

Mais pourquoi ?

But why?

A1

Oui, pourquoi ?

Yes, why?

A1

Voyons pourquoi.

Let's find out why.

A1

Et pourquoi pas ?

And why not?

A1

Dis-nous pourquoi.

Tell us why.

A2

Ont-ils dit pourquoi ?

Did they say why?

A2

Non, pourquoi ?

No, why?

B1

Alors pourquoi ?

Why so?

B1

Je pense savoir pourquoi.

I think I know why.

B1

Ils ne dirent pas pourquoi.

They didn't say why.

B1

Dis-lui pourquoi.

Tell her why.

C1