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Slovak
Etymology
From pre (“for, for the sake of”) + čo (“what”). Cognate with Czech proč.
Pronunciation
Adverb
prečo
- why
- Antonym: pretože
- Prečo nemám kamarátov? ― Why do I not have friends?
Further reading
- “prečo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024