No. 2,635 in French

pourquoi

"Pourquoi" means "why" in English.

In a sentence

Pourquoi étudies-tu le français ?
Why do you study French?
Interrogative word used to ask for the reason or purpose of studying French
Je me demande pourquoi il est en retard.
I wonder why he is late.
Used to introduce an indirect question in a declarative sentence
Voilà pourquoi je t’ai appelé.
That's why I called you.
Used as a relative pronoun to introduce the reason for a preceding statement

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