Why - Warum (The 192nd Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Why is Warum. It is the 192nd most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adverb. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: why

de German: warum

Examples

en de
I know why you're here. Ich weiß, warum du hier bist.
Why not Warum nicht
I know why that is. Ich weiß, warum das so ist.
I know why you want it. Ich weiß, warum du es willst.
I want to know why you did that. Ich würde gerne wissen, warum du das getan hast.
Tell me the reason why you want to live in the countryside. Sag mir den Grund, warum du auf dem Land leben willst.
Remember why you're here. Denken Sie daran, warum Sie hier sind.
I feel strange today and I don't understand why. Ich fühle mich heute seltsam, und ich verstehe nicht, warum.

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Why - Warum (The 192nd Most Common German Word)
They didn't say why. Sie sagten nicht, warum.
That's why I came here. Das ist der Grund, warum ich hergekommen bin.
I don't really know why. Ich weiß nicht wirklich, warum.
I think I know why. Ich glaube, ich weiß, warum.
Why did he do such a thing Warum hat er so etwas getan
We don't know why he had to leave. Wir wissen nicht, warum er gehen musste.
This is the very reason why I take no interest in art. Das ist genau der Grund, warum ich mich nicht für Kunst interessiere.
I cannot understand why he left so suddenly. Ich verstehe nicht, warum er so plötzlich verschwunden ist.
I have no idea why he did that. Ich begreife nicht, warum er dies getan hat.
I just don't understand why people would want to live here. Ich verstehe einfach nicht, warum die Leute hier leben wollen.
Let's talk about why you're here. Sprechen wir darüber, warum Sie hier sind
I need to know why you didn't come yesterday. Ich muss wissen, warum du gestern nicht gekommen bist.
I just want to know why you didn't come over to help yesterday. Ich will nur wissen, warum du gestern nicht gekommen bist, um zu helfen.

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Why - Warum (The 192nd Most Common German Word)

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