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Aber selbstverständlich!; Ja sicher!

Why certainly!

Warum nicht gleich ein ganzes Haus mieten?

Why not rent an entire house?

Da kannst du ihn auch gleich fragen, warum er gestern früher gegangen ist.

You can also ask him there and then why he went early yesterday.

Warum hast du gleich fünf gekauft?

Why did you buy as many as five?

Warum bist du mir gegenüber immer so gleichgültig?

Why do you always deal with me in such an offhand manner?

Gönn dir doch einmal einen Urlaub.

Why don't you treat yourself to a holiday? You deserve it.

Ich verstehe nicht, warum er das tat.

I can't figure (out) why he did it.

Warum machst du um diesen winzigen Betrag so ein Trara?

Why are you quibbling about such a small amount of money?

Wieso treibst du dich vor unserem Haus herum?

Why are you lurking around outside our house?

Warum ich?

Why me?

Warum muss immer ich die ganze Arbeit machen?

Why am I always the one who has to do the work?; Why is it always me who has to do the work? [coll.]

eine Antwort auf das ewige Mysterium: Warum ...?

an answer to the perennial puzzler: Why ....?

Warum so kompliziert?

Why make it complicated?

Warum läutest du Sturm?

Why are you leaning on my doorbell?

Warum wird er belobhudelt als wäre er ein Nationalheld?

Why is everybody fawning over him as if he were a national hero?

Was ist los? Warum schauen alle so ernst?

What's going on? / What's up? [Am.] Why does everyone look so serious?

Musst du immer das letzte Wort haben?

Why do you always have to have the last word?

Es ist mir schleierhaft, warum er sich so ein großes Auto gekauft hat.

Beats me why he bought such a big car.

Was ich nicht kapiere, ist, wieso bleibt sie bei ihm?

What beats me is why she stays with him.

Sing mal etwas Schönes!

Why don't you sing something pretty?

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