prečo

See also: preco and preço

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpret͡ʃɔ]

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, 2003–2025