QUESTION WORD · SPANISH VOCABULARY

¿por qué?

why?

First introduced in Chapter 1chapter overview.

How to use this word

Question word

Use ¿por qué? in the phrase patterns from your chapter: connect it with the articles, pronouns, and verbs you practiced there so exam sentences sound consistent with your textbook.

Example sentences

El ¿por qué? es importante.Learning what "why?" means helps me follow the chapter dialogues we study in class.
Él es ¿por qué?.In the practice dialogue my classmate sounds why? when she describes the scene outside our dorm.
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FAQ

What does ¿por qué? mean in Spanish?
why? (introduced in Chapter 1 in Chapurra).
How do you use ¿por qué? in a sentence?
See the example cards above, then practice the chapter in Chapurra. Your textbook may add dialect notes your instructor prefers.
What chapter is ¿por qué? in?
Chapurra introduces it in Chapter 1. Open the chapter overview for the full lesson path.

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