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How do you say "Why are you here?" in Spanish?
¿Por qué estás aquí?
In Spanish, "Why are you here?" is ¿Por qué estás aquí?.
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Pronunciation
Say por KAY es-TAHS ah-KEE. Por que means 'why'. Estas rhymes with 'es-tass'.
Grammar notes
Por que (two words) asks 'why'. Estar means to be located. Aqui means 'here'.
Example sentence
Por que estás aquí.
Why are you here.
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How to remember ¿Por qué estás aquí?
POR QUE = why. ESTAS = you are. AQUI = here. Combine for 'why are you here'.
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- What is the temperature on Thursday? ¿Cuál es la temperatura del jueves?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? ¿Cuál es la temperatura del miércoles?
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- What is the weather on Thursday? ¿Qué tiempo hará el jueves?
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Questions about ¿Por qué estás aquí?
How do you say "Why are you here?" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "Why are you here?" is ¿Por qué estás aquí?. It is a noun.
How is ¿Por qué estás aquí? written in Spanish?
¿Por qué estás aquí? is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is ¿Por qué estás aquí? used in a sentence?
Use ¿Por qué estás aquí? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Por que estás aquí. (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 (Latin America) ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- French Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
- German Warum bist du hier?
- 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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