This is the 2635th most frequent French word.
pourquoi
"Pourquoi" means "why" in English.
Interrogative word used to ask for the reason or purpose of studying French
Pourquoi étudies-tu le français ?
Why do you study French?
Used to introduce an indirect question in a declarative sentence
Je me demande pourquoi il est en retard.
I wonder why he is late.
Used as a relative pronoun to introduce the reason for a preceding statement