"perché" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-perché.wav Forms: perchée [feminine], perchés [masculine, plural], perchées [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} perché (feminine perchée, masculine plural perchés, feminine plural perchées)
  1. past participle of percher Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: percher
    Sense id: en-perché-fr-verb-hSJwVg-q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Italian]

IPA: /perˈke/ [standard], /perˈkɛ/ (note: Lombardy, parts of Emilia-Romagna)
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|it|per|che|t1=for|t2=which}} Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), {{inh|it|la-vul|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{cog|nap|pecché}} Neapolitan pecché, {{cog|scn|pirchì}} Sicilian pirchì, {{cog|sc|pro ite|pro chite}} Sardinian pro chite, {{cog|fr|pourquoi}} French pourquoi, {{cog|es|porque}} Spanish porque, {{m|es|por qué}} por qué, {{cog|pt|porque}} Portuguese porque, {{m|pt|por que}} por que Head templates: {{it-adv}} perché
  1. why Synonyms: come mai Derived forms: perché mai, perché no
    Sense id: en-perché-it-adv-K-I8WF8V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: perchè, perche' (english: misspellings)

Conjunction [Italian]

IPA: /perˈke/ [standard], /perˈkɛ/ (note: Lombardy, parts of Emilia-Romagna)
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|it|per|che|t1=for|t2=which}} Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), {{inh|it|la-vul|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{cog|nap|pecché}} Neapolitan pecché, {{cog|scn|pirchì}} Sicilian pirchì, {{cog|sc|pro ite|pro chite}} Sardinian pro chite, {{cog|fr|pourquoi}} French pourquoi, {{cog|es|porque}} Spanish porque, {{m|es|por qué}} por qué, {{cog|pt|porque}} Portuguese porque, {{m|pt|por que}} por que Head templates: {{head|it|conjunction}} perché
  1. because, why
    Sense id: en-perché-it-conj-I7fEq-8U
  2. (+ subj.) so, so that, in order that
    Sense id: en-perché-it-conj-i1xaMgLe Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian univerbations Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 50 40 Disambiguation of Italian univerbations: 6 5 46 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: perchè, perche' (english: misspellings)

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /perˈke/ [standard], /perˈkɛ/ (note: Lombardy, parts of Emilia-Romagna)
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|it|per|che|t1=for|t2=which}} Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), {{inh|it|la-vul|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{cog|nap|pecché}} Neapolitan pecché, {{cog|scn|pirchì}} Sicilian pirchì, {{cog|sc|pro ite|pro chite}} Sardinian pro chite, {{cog|fr|pourquoi}} French pourquoi, {{cog|es|porque}} Spanish porque, {{m|es|por qué}} por qué, {{cog|pt|porque}} Portuguese porque, {{m|pt|por que}} por que Head templates: {{it-noun|m|-}} perché m (uncountable)
  1. the whys, the reason (why) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-perché-it-noun-c~BfqaLo Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian univerbations Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 50 40 Disambiguation of Italian univerbations: 6 5 46 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: perchè, perche' (english: misspellings)

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} perché
  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of perchar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, preterite, singular Form of: perchar
    Sense id: en-perché-es-verb-EDqYUrVJ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for perché meaning in All languages combined (8.9kB)

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        "3": "che",
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      },
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      "name": "univerbation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "pecché"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "pirchì"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian pirchì",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sc",
        "2": "pro ite",
        "3": "pro chite"
      },
      "expansion": "Sardinian pro chite",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pourquoi"
      },
      "expansion": "French pourquoi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish porque",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "por qué"
      },
      "expansion": "por qué",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese porque",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "por que"
      },
      "expansion": "por que",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que.",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "conj",
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        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I did it because I wanted to.",
          "text": "L'ho fatto perché volevo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "because"
        ],
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          "why"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I did it so that he could be free.",
          "text": "L'ho fatto perché potesse essere libero.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "so, so that, in order that"
      ],
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        [
          "subj.",
          "subjunctive"
        ],
        [
          "so",
          "so"
        ],
        [
          "so that",
          "so that"
        ],
        [
          "in order that",
          "in order that"
        ]
      ],
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        "(+ subj.) so, so that, in order that"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/perˈkɛ/",
      "note": "Lombardy, parts of Emilia-Romagna"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "perchè"
    },
    {
      "english": "misspellings",
      "word": "perche'"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perché"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian adverbs",
    "Italian conjunctions",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian interrogative adverbs",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian subordinating conjunctions",
    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Italian uncountable nouns",
    "Italian univerbations",
    "Rhymes:Italian/e",
    "Rhymes:Italian/e/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "perché mai"
    },
    {
      "word": "perché no"
    }
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        "3": "che",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "pecché"
      },
      "expansion": "Neapolitan pecché",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "pirchì"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian pirchì",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sc",
        "2": "pro ite",
        "3": "pro chite"
      },
      "expansion": "Sardinian pro chite",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pourquoi"
      },
      "expansion": "French pourquoi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish porque",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "por qué"
      },
      "expansion": "por qué",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese porque",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "por que"
      },
      "expansion": "por que",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {},
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    "per‧ché"
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Why is the sky blue?",
          "text": "Perché il cielo è azzurro?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "why"
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      "links": [
        [
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          "why"
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        {
          "word": "come mai"
        }
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    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/perˈkɛ/",
      "note": "Lombardy, parts of Emilia-Romagna"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "perchè"
    },
    {
      "english": "misspellings",
      "word": "perche'"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perché"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian adverbs",
    "Italian conjunctions",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian interrogative adverbs",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian subordinating conjunctions",
    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Italian uncountable nouns",
    "Italian univerbations",
    "Rhymes:Italian/e",
    "Rhymes:Italian/e/2 syllables"
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "per",
        "3": "che",
        "t1": "for",
        "t2": "which"
      },
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      "name": "univerbation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "pecché"
      },
      "expansion": "Neapolitan pecché",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "pirchì"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian pirchì",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sc",
        "2": "pro ite",
        "3": "pro chite"
      },
      "expansion": "Sardinian pro chite",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pourquoi"
      },
      "expansion": "French pourquoi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish porque",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "por qué"
      },
      "expansion": "por qué",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "porque"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese porque",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "por que"
      },
      "expansion": "por que",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of per (“for”) + che (“which”), probably inherited from Vulgar Latin. Compare Neapolitan pecché, Sicilian pirchì, and further Romance parallels such as Sardinian pro chite, French pourquoi, Spanish porque/por qué, Portuguese porque/por que.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "perché m (uncountable)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "per‧ché"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I would really like to know the reason.",
          "text": "Vorrei proprio sapere il perché.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I don't know why, but I don't feel well.",
          "text": "Non so perché, ma non mi sento bene.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the whys, the reason (why)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/perˈke/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/perˈkɛ/",
      "note": "Lombardy, parts of Emilia-Romagna"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "perchè"
    },
    {
      "english": "misspellings",
      "word": "perche'"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perché"
}

{
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      "args": {
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        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "perché",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "perchar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular preterite indicative of perchar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perchar",
          "perchar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "perché"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: + subj.",
  "path": [
    "perché"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "perché",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: + subj.",
  "path": [
    "perché"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "perché",
  "trace": ""
}

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