perché

See also: perche, Perche, perchè, pèrche, and perche'

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

perché m (feminine singular perchée, masculine plural perchés, feminine plural perchées)

1. past participle of percher

Anagrams

• pécher, pêcher
• prêche, prêché

Further reading

• “perché” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Alternative forms

• perchè, perche' (misspellings)

Etymology

Univerbation of per (“for”) +‎ che (“which”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /perˈke/^*
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: per‧ché
• (Lombardy, Sicily) IPA^(key): /perˈkɛ/^*

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Conjunction

perché

1. because, why

   L'ho fatto perché volevo. ― I did it because I wanted to.

2. (+ subj.) so, so that, in order that

   L'ho fatto perché io abbia il premio. ― I did it so that I would get the prize.

Adverb

perché

1. why

   Synonym: come mai

   Perché il cielo è azzurro? ― Why is the sky blue?

Derived terms

• perché mai
• perché no

Noun

perché m (uncountable)

1. the whys, the reason

   Vorrei proprio sapere il perché. ― I would really like to know the reason.

   Non so il perché, ma non mi sento bene. ― I don't know why, but I don't feel well.

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Spanish

Verb

perché

1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of perchar.