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`why` in Latin

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why

  1. adverb
    • for what reason or purpose
      cur
      Why are you late? — Cur serus es?
      quare
      Why did he leave early? — Quare mature discessit?
  2. interjection
    • [exclamatory], expressing surprise or emphasis
      heus [exclamatory]
      Why, that's amazing! — Heus, mirabile est!
      en [exclamatory]
      Why, look at that! — En, illud specta!