Join Discordpourquoi
why
for what reason
Pourquoi tu n'es pas venu à la soirée hier ?
Why didn't you come to the party yesterday?
the reason
the why
Il veut connaître le pourquoi de cette décision.
He wants to know the reason behind that decision.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Pourquoi means "why" in English. It is an interrogative adverb used to ask for a reason or cause.
USAGE
You use pourquoi to pose a question about the reason for something. It can stand alone, or precede a sentence in standard subject-verb order or with inversion.
Examples: *Pourquoi?* (Why?) *Pourquoi tu étudies le français?* (Why are you studying French?)
TRAPS
A common trap is confusing pourquoi with "pour". Pourquoi asks "why?", while "pour" means "for" or "in order to". Always answer a pourquoi question with *parce que* (because), not *pour*.