porquê
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- por quê (Brazil, Adverb only)
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.ˈke/
- (Brasil (Caipira)) IPA(key): /puɹ.ˈke/
- Rhymes: -e
Adverb
porquê
Synonyms
Noun
porquê m (plural porquês)
- reason, cause, explanation
- Precisamos descobrir o porquê disto ter acontecido.
- We need to find out the reason that caused this to happen.
- Não há um porquê.
- There isn't any explanation.
Derived terms
- idade dos porquês
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