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Usages of pourquoi
Ma sœur grandit, et elle demande parfois pourquoi il pleut autant ici.
My sister is growing, and she sometimes asks why it rains so much here.
Pourquoi Marie veut-elle rester dans la maison?
Why does Marie want to stay in the house?
Pourquoi lis-tu autant maintenant?
Why do you read so much now?
Mon neveu demande pourquoi le fiancé de Marie sourit autant, et ma nièce veut voir la bague.
My nephew asks why Marie’s fiancé is smiling so much, and my niece wants to see the ring.
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