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why (EN)
adverbi, nom, interjecció

adverbi “why”

why (more/most)
  1. per què
    Why did you decide to become a teacher?
  2. per què (en suggerir alguna cosa sense esperar una resposta real)
    Why don't you take a break?
  3. per què (en suggerir que no hi ha necessitat de fer alguna cosa)
    Why worry about the rain when we can have fun indoors?
  4. el motiu pel qual
    He asked why she was crying.

nom “why”

singular why, plural whys o invariable
  1. el motiu
    She always asked the whys behind her parents' rules, wanting to understand their reasoning.

interjecció “why”

why
  1. una manera antiquada d'expressar sorpresa, molestia o impaciència
    Why, I had no idea you were coming today!