prečo

See also: preco and preço

Slovak

Etymology

From pre (“for, for the sake of”) +‎ čo (“what”). Cognate with Czech proč.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pret͡ʃɔ/, [ˈpret͡ʃɔ]
  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃɔ
  • Hyphenation: pre‧čo

Adverb

prečo

  1. 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, 2003–2026
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