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Ido
Etymology
From Calque of French pourquoi, Italian perché, Spanish por qué.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pro kwo/, /pɾɔ kwɔ/
Adverb
pro quo (plural pro qui)
- (interrogative adverb) why, for what reason
- Pro quo esas la cielo blua? ― Why is the sky blue? (direct question)
- Vu helpis me pro quo? ― You helped me because why? (indirect question)
Related terms
- qua (“who (person)”)
- quo (“what (thing)”)
- qui (“who (plural)”)
- pro quo (“why”)
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