Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
I. why [waɪ, am. angl. hwaɪ] PRISL.
Why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II. and III. below for exceptions.
As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc., questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?
why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.
1. why (in questions):
2. why (when making suggestions):
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3. why (expressing irritation, defiance):
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II. why [waɪ, am. angl. hwaɪ] VEZ.
IV. why [waɪ, am. angl. hwaɪ] MEDM. zastar.
I. reason [brit. angl. ˈriːz(ə)n, am. angl. ˈrizən] SAM.
1. reason (cause):
2. reason (explanation):
3. reason (grounds):
4. reason (common sense):
II. reason [brit. angl. ˈriːz(ə)n, am. angl. ˈrizən] GLAG. preh. glag.
III. reason [brit. angl. ˈriːz(ə)n, am. angl. ˈrizən] GLAG. nepreh. glag.
- why the inquisition? šalj.
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