 | English  | German | |
 | then {adv} [intensifying term in questions like "Who / why then is ... ?"] | 167 denn [verstärkendes Wort in Fragen wie "Wer / Warum denn ist ... ?"] | |
| forwhy {adv} [archaic] [why] | 7 warum | |
| quote [Here, there is no why.] | Hier ist kein Warum. [Zitat aus KZ Auschwitz, überliefert von Primo Levi] | |
| 2 Words |
| Just so. [That's exactly why] | Eben darum. | |
| Why bother? [Why take the trouble?] | Wozu die Mühe? | |
| to ask oneself ... [e.g. why ..., when ..., how ...] | sichDat. die Frage stellen, ... [z. B. warum ..., wann ..., wie ...] | |
| philos. spec. know why [in contrast to know how] [also: know-why] | Ursachenwissen {n} [im Gegensatz zu Erfahrungswissen] | |
| 3 Words |
| idiom Why oh why? | Warum bloß? | |
| Why oh why? | Warum nur? | |
| Why? - That's why! | Warum? - Darum! | |
| 4 Words |
| That's what I'm saying! [as response to a person who, while explaining why they are in agreement, mentioned facts that the original speaker had already alluded to or said] | Eben! | |
| 5+ Words |
| Did / Have you shit the bed? [vulg.] [Why have you turned up for work so early?] | Bist Du aus dem Bett gefallen? | |
| Did / Have you shit the bed? [vulg.] [Why have you turned up for work so early?] | Hast Du 'ne feuchte Wohnung? | |
| What crawled up your ass (and died)? [coarse] [Why are you smelling so bad?] | Du stinkst, als ob du einen toten Vogel in der Tasche hättest. [ugs.] [selten] | |
| idiom What has that got to do with the price of fish? [coll.] [Why are you trying to change the subject?] | Bleib beim Thema! | |
| Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open? [coll.] | Warum bloß / nur lassen die Leute immer die Tür offen? [ugs.] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| mus. F Why do you want to distress yourself [also: Why are you distressed] | Was willst du dich betrüben [J. S. Bach, BWV 107] | |
