"wieso" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /viˈzoː/ Audio: De-wieso.ogg
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: wie (“how”) + so (“so, that”) Etymology templates: {{compound|de|wie|so|t1=how|t2=so, that}} wie (“how”) + so (“so, that”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} wieso, {{de-adv}} wieso
  1. why
    Sense id: en-wieso-de-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. how so
    Sense id: en-wieso-de-adv-5RQKNF~A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: warum, weshalb, weswegen
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