porquê
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- por quê (Brazil, Adverb only)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /puɾ.ˈke/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brasil (Caipira)" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /puɹ.ˈke/
- Rhymes: -e
Adverb
porquê
Synonyms
Noun
porquê m (plural porquês)
- reason, cause, explanation
- Precisamos descobrir o porquê disto ter acontecido.
- We need to find out the reason that caused this to happen.
- Não há um porquê.
- There isn't any explanation.