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por que

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish por qué (why).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poɾʔuˈe/ [poɾ.ʔu.ˈe]

Adverb

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por que

  1. why; for what reason

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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por que (not comparable) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (interrogative) why, what for, for what reason (introduces a question)
    Synonyms: por que é que, por que que
    Por que o céu é azul?Why is the sky blue?
    Por que este e não outro?Why this one and not another?
    Por que você não chama ela pra sair?Why don’t you ask her out?
  2. (relative) why (for which cause, reason, or purpose; introduces a subordinate clause)
    Não sei por que você se foi.I don’t know why you left.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por,‎ que, and usage notes

Usage notes

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  • Although this construction is officially considered unstressed when not clause-final (in which case it is accented, por quê), it is often pronounced with stress regardless of its position in the clause.
  • This construction is not to be confused with literal ones using the words por (by, through) and que (what, which):
    Por que razão tudo mudou assim?For what reason did everything change?
    Por que caminho andar?By which path to walk?

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ ke/ [ˈpoɾ ke]
    • Rhymes: -oɾke
    • Syllabification: por que
  • IPA(key): /poɾ ˈke/ [poɾ ˈke] (misspelling)
    • Syllabification: por que
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.ke] (misspelling)
    • Syllabification: por‧que
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈke/ [poɾˈke] (misspelling)
    • Syllabification: por‧qué

Phrase

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por que

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por,‎ que.

Adverb

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por que

  1. misspelling of por qué

Conjunction

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por que

  1. misspelling of porque

Noun

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por que m (plural por ques)

  1. misspelling of porqué

Further reading

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