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| por qué |
| 1. adv. why, for what reason |
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| ¿Por qué no viniste ayer a la fiesta? - Why didn't you come to the party yesterday? |
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| No comprendo por qué te pones así. - I don't understand why you're angry like that. |
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| Spanish > Spanish |
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| por qué |
| 1. Pregunta por la razón, motivo, origen o causa. |
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| Analysis |
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| por |
| 1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work) |
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| La novela Cien años de soledad fue escrita por Gabriel García Márquez. - The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez. |
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| 2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange) |
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| Lo compré por cincuenta euros. - I bought this for fifty euros. |
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| 3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement) |
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| qué |
| 1. det. what; which (interrogative only) |
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| ¿Qué camisa quiere? - Which shirt do you want? |
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| 2. det. what; which |
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| No sabía qué hacer - I didn't know what to do |
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| 3. adv. (before a noun) what a; such (used as an intensifier) |
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