wieso bist du nicht

why didn't you

→ wieso

phrase Rare #39,726

why didn't you Used to ask why someone did not do something or why something did not happen. The verb form that follows determines the exact tense and meaning.

GE: Wieso bist du nicht früher losgefahren?

EN: Why didn't you leave earlier?

Und wieso bist du nicht ans Telefon gegangen?

And why didn't you answer the phone?

— Volver - Zurückkehren (2006)

Wieso bist du nicht umgezogen?

Why didn't you move?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Und wieso bist du nicht gestorben?

And why didn't you die?

— Assassination (2015)

Wieso bist du nicht noch einige Minuten länger bewusstlos geblieben?

Why didn't you stay unconscious for a few more minutes?

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradoxe Helix (2008)