Why
"Why" in German
warum
((interrogative) for what reason)
weshalb
((interrogative) for what reason)
weswegen
((interrogative) for what reason)
wieso
((interrogative) for what reason)
na
(exclamation of surprise)
nanu
(exclamation of surprise)
warum
(the reason)
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