MIAMI - Zeledon6
Instances of why

44ABIbut why don't we sit in one of those things ?
  butbut.CONJ whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG wewe.PRON.SUB.1P sitsit.V.1P.PRES inin.PREP oneone.PRON.SG ofof.PREP thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL thingsthing.N.PL ?
  
394ELL+< exactly túS tienesS queS convivirS conS laS mismaS genteS so why would you get in a fight with them or whatever ?
  exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S tieneshave.V.2S.PRES quethat.CONJ convivircoexist.V.INFIN conwith.PREP lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG mismasame.ADJ.F.SG gentepeople.N.F.SG soso.ADV whywhy.REL wouldbe.V.123SP.COND youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP getget.V.2SP.PRES inin.PREP aa.DET.INDEF fightfight.N.SG withwith.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P oror.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL ?
  exactly, you have to live with the same people, so why would you get in a fight with them or whatever?
445ABIthat's why we were like +"/.
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL wewe.PRON.SUB.1P werewere.V.1P.PAST likelike.CONJ .
  
631ABIwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
651ELLoh that's why .
  ohoh.IM that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL .
  
682ELLthat's why I like it .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S likelike.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
690ELLthat's why you like it because you can put sugar in it [=! laughing] .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP likelike.V.2SP.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES putput.V.INFIN sugarsugar.N.SG inin.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
749ELLwhy ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
775ELLwhy are you gonna present that to him ?
  whywhy.REL areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP presentpresent.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S ?
  
776ABI+< why was that ?
  whywhy.REL waswas.V.3S.PAST thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
777ELLwhy are you gonna present that to him ?
  whywhy.REL areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP presentpresent.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S ?
  
782ABIwhy were you saying that ?
  whywhy.REL werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP sayingsay.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  

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