por que
Sentences
Meaning
- (interrogative, not-comparable) why, what for, for what reason (introduces a question)
- (not-comparable, relative) why (for which cause, reason, or purpose; introduces a subordinate clause)
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpoʁ ˈke/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese porque, from Vulgar Latin [Term?]. By surface analysis, por (“for”) + que (“that”). Doublet of porque. Cognate with Spanish por qué, French pourquoi, Italian perché.
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