"de ce" meaning in Romanian

See de ce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [deˈt͡ʃe] Audio: LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-de ce.wav
Etymology: de (“of, for”) + ce (“what”) Head templates: {{head|ro|adverb|head=}} de ce, {{ro-adv}} de ce
  1. why
    Sense id: en-de_ce-ro-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de, ce. Related terms: pentru că
    Sense id: en-de_ce-ro-adv-~l4rYcx3

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "de (“of, for”) + ce (“what”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "de ce",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "de ce",
      "name": "ro-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't know why he's crying, but he said something about a girl named Sorina.",
          "text": "Nu știu de ce plânge, dar a spus ceva despre o fată numită Sorina.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "id": "en-de_ce-ro-adv-K-I8WF8V",
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What is it you need?",
          "text": "De ce ai nevoie?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de, ce."
      ],
      "id": "en-de_ce-ro-adv-~l4rYcx3",
      "links": [
        [
          "de",
          "de#Romanian"
        ],
        [
          "ce",
          "ce#Romanian"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "pentru că"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[deˈt͡ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-de ce.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "de ce"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Romanian adverbs",
    "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Romanian lemmas",
    "Romanian multiword terms"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "de (“of, for”) + ce (“what”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "de ce",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "de ce",
      "name": "ro-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pentru că"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't know why he's crying, but he said something about a girl named Sorina.",
          "text": "Nu știu de ce plânge, dar a spus ceva despre o fată numită Sorina.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What is it you need?",
          "text": "De ce ai nevoie?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see de, ce."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "de",
          "de#Romanian"
        ],
        [
          "ce",
          "ce#Romanian"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[deˈt͡ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7913 (ron)-Andreea Teodoraa-de ce.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q7913_%28ron%29-Andreea_Teodoraa-de_ce.wav/LL-Q7913_%28ron%29-Andreea_Teodoraa-de_ce.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q7913_%28ron%29-Andreea_Teodoraa-de_ce.wav/LL-Q7913_%28ron%29-Andreea_Teodoraa-de_ce.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "de ce"
}

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