What is 'wozu' called in English?

'wozu' in English is called "Wherefore". Wherefore refers to: Wozu; aus welchem Grund oder zu welchem Zweck; warum.

How do you pronounce 'Wherefore' and 'wozu'?

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English: "Wherefore did you commit such a grave error?" | German: "Weshalb hast du einen solch schweren Fehler begangen?"

adverb

English to German Dictionary

wozu, weshalb

wozu in English:wherefore

Phonetic:ˈvoːɐ̯ˌfɔɐ̯

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Die Bedeutung von wherefore auf Deutsch ist wozu, weshalb. (Wozu; aus welchem Grund oder zu welchem Zweck; warum.)

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adverb(archaic)
weshalb
Used to ask for the reason or purpose of something; why.
Wozu; aus welchem Grund oder zu welchem Zweck; warum.

formal

“Wherefore did you commit such a grave error?”

Weshalb hast du einen solch schweren Fehler begangen?

literary, archaic

“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?”

O Romeo, Romeo! Warum bist du Romeo?

In English:

whyfor what reasonwhat for

wherefore art thouexpression

An archaic way of asking 'why are you?' or 'why is your name?' often used in a literary context to question identity or purpose.