How to Say ‘Why in the eyes?’ in German
Warum in die Augen?
vah-ROOM in dee OW-gen
[vah-ROOM in dee OW-gen]
Phrase Breakdown
Warum
[vah-ROOM]
why
Question word asking for a reason.
Warum lernen Sie Deutsch?
Why are you learning German?
in die Augen?
in dee OW-gen
in the eyes?
Let your voice rise at the end, because this is a question.
Warum in die Augen schauen?
Why look into the eyes?
Words in this phrase
in
[in]
into / to
With accusative, 'in' shows movement into a region or place.
Wir fahren in die Berge.
We are going to the mountains.
die
[dee]
the
Definite article used to specify something already known.
Die Katze ist süß.
The cat is cute.
Augen
[OW-gen]
eyes
Plural of 'das Auge' (eye).
Sie hat grüne Augen.
She has green eyes.
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