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How do you say "Why are you here?" in German?
Warum bist du hier?
In German, "Why are you here?" is Warum bist du hier?.
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Pronunciation
VAR-oom bist doo HERE. Warum rhymes with 'there-zoom'. Hier rhymes with 'beer'.
Grammar notes
Warum is why. Bist is second-person singular of sein. Hier is here.
Example sentence
Warum bist du hier?
Why are you here?
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How to remember Warum bist du hier?
Warum is why. You're asking for the reason someone is here.
Related words
- How old are you? Wie alt bist du?
- What don't you want? Was willst du nicht?
- What is the temperature on Monday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Montag?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Donnerstag?
- What is the weather on Monday? Wie ist das Wetter am Montag?
- What is the weather on Saturday? Wie ist das Wetter am Samstag?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? Wie ist das Wetter am Mittwoch?
- What is your personality? Was ist deine Persönlichkeit?
- Where are you from? Woher kommst du?
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Questions about Warum bist du hier?
How do you say "Why are you here?" in German?
In German, "Why are you here?" is Warum bist du hier?. It is a noun.
How is Warum bist du hier? written in German?
Warum bist du hier? is written using the standard German script.
How is Warum bist du hier? used in a sentence?
Use Warum bist du hier? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Warum bist du hier? (Why are you here?).
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"Why are you here?" in other languages
- Japanese なぜここにいるのですか？ (naze koko ni iru no desu ka ？)
- Korean 왜 여기에 있어요? (wae yeogie isseoyo?)
- Chinese 你为什么在这里? (nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?)
- Spanish ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- French Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
- Italian Perché sei qui?
- Russian Почему ты здесь? (počemu ty zdesʹ?)
- Greek Γιατί είσαι εδώ; (yati ise edho)
- Arabic أنت هنا ليه؟ (inta hina lih?)
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