"por qué" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Asturian]

IPA: /poɾ ˈke/, [poɾ ˈke]
Head templates: {{head|ast|adverb|||head=}} por qué, {{ast-adv}} por qué
  1. why (for what reason)
    Sense id: en-por_qué-ast-adv-8mqLyZwF Categories (other): Asturian entries with incorrect language header

Adverb [Spanish]

IPA: /poɾ ˈke/, [poɾ ˈke]
Etymology: From por (“for”) + qué (“what”). Compare porque (“because”), porqué (“a reason why”) and por que. Etymology templates: {{compound|es|por|qué|t1=for|t2=what}} por (“for”) + qué (“what”), {{m|es|porque||because}} porque (“because”), {{m|es|porqué||a reason why}} porqué (“a reason why”), {{m|es|por que}} por que Head templates: {{es-adv}} por qué
  1. why, for what reason
    Sense id: en-por_qué-es-adv-w5eWo5-~ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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