cur non
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kuːr noːn/, [kuːr noːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kur non/, [kur nɔn]
Phrase[edit]
- why not?
- Cūr ego tēcum nōn sum?
- Why am I not with you?
- Cūr nōn illam hūc transferrī iubēs?
- Why don't you command her to be brought over hither?
- Cūr nōn ēmistī restem suspendiō?
- Why do you not buy a halter, and hang yourself?
Usage notes[edit]
- While cūr nōn? expects an answer, quid ni? is rather used in rhetorical questions.