List of common Tamil questions through English using "why".
| English sentences | Tamil sentences |
| Why didn’t you do it? | Yaen nee seiya villai? |
| Why does he climb up the wall? | Yaen avan sevuru mayla yaerraan. |
| Why don't you talk? | Nee yaen paysa mattra? |
| Why go early? | Yaen seekkiram pokiraai? |
| Why are you silent? | Yaen amaithiyaa irukke? |
| Why, are you proud of yourself? | Yenna, unnai paththi thimiraa? |
| Why do you break? | Nee yaen udaikkiraai? |
| Why do you clap hands? | Nee yaen kai thattukiraai? |
| Why do you cry? | Nee yaen alukiraai? |
| Why do you draw? | Nee yaen varaikiraai? |
| Why do you drive your elder brother’s bike? | Nee yaen un annan vandiyai Ottukiraai? |
| Why do you eat late? | Nee yaen naeram kaliththu saappidukiraai? |
| Why do you fall? | Nee yaen vilukiraai? |
| Why do you donate? | Nee yaen kodukkiraai? |
| Why do you skip lunch? | Nee yaen maththiya unavai thavir kiraai? |
| Why do you hit? | Nee yaen yidikkiraai? |
| Why do you laugh? | Nee yaen sirikkiraai? |
| Why do you expose? | Nee yaen velikaattu kiraai? |
| Why do you play? | Nee yaen vilaiyaadukiraai? |
| Why do you rush? | Nee yaen munthu kiraai? |
| Why do you scold? | Nee yaen thittukiraai? |
| Why do you search? | Nee yaen thaedukiraai? |
| Why do you meet? | Nee yaen santhik kiraai? |
| Why do you store? | Nee yaen saemik kiraai? |
| Why do you throw? | Nee yaen veesukiraai? |
| Why do you watch? | Nee yaen kavanikkiraai? |
| Why do you consult? | Nee yaen kalanthu alosik kiraai? |
| Why do you go out? | Nee yaen veliyae pokiraai? |
| Why do you keep? | Nee yaen vaiththuk kolkiraaai? |
| Why do you supply? | Nee yaen viniyogik kiraai? |
| Why did he search? | Avan yaen thaedinaan? |
| Why did he look out? | Avan yaen veliyeh paarththaan? |
| Why did he scold? | Avan yaen thittuki raan? |
| Why did he pour down the coffee? | Avan yaen coffee yai keelay kottinaan? |
| Why did he break the sticks? | Avan yaen kuchikalai udaiththaaan? |
| Why did he jump? | Avan yaen kuthiththaan? |
| Why did he sing? | Avan yaen paadinaan? |
| Why did he throw his exercise note books? | Avan yaen payirchi buththagngkalai veesuki raan? |
| Why did he open his bag? | Avan yaen avan paiyi thiranthaan? |
| Why did he play guitar everyday? | Avan yaen thinamum guitar vilaiyaaduki raan? |
| Why does he fall? | Avan yaen viluki raan? |
| Why does he see? | Avan yaen paarkki raan? |
| Why does she sing? | Aval yaen paaduki raal? |
| Why does she throw? | Aval yaen veesuki raal? |
| Why does she open? | Aval yaen thirakki raal? |
| Why does she play? | Aval yaen vilaiyaaduki raal? |
| Why does she eat? | Aval yaen saappiduki raal? |
| Why does she draw? | Aval yaen varaiki raal? |
| Why does she drive? | Aval yaen Ottuki raal? |
| Why does she cry? | Aval yaen aluki raal? |
| Why does she laugh? | Aval yaen sirikki raal? |
| Why does she knock? | Aval yaen yidikki raal? |
| Why does she watch? | Aval yaen kavanikki raal? |
| Why does she drink? | Aval yaen kudikki raal? |
| Why does she tell? | Aval yaen solki raal? |
| Why does she ask? | Aval yaen kaetkiraal? |
| Why does she carry? | Aval yaen thookku ki raal? |
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