por qué te

why you

→ por
phrase Uncommon #10,031
why you Used to begin a question about why something happens to you or why you do something. The exact English translation depends on the verb that follows, such as “why are you laughing?” or “why did I call you?”
SP: ¿Por qué te vas tan temprano?
EN: Why are you leaving so early?

Por qué te detuviste?

Why did you stop?

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

Por qué te iba a creer?

Why would I believe you?

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Por qué te molestas, Sal?

Why are you bothering me, Sal?

— Chicago (2002)

Por qué te tienen tanto miedo.

Why are they so afraid of you?

— Ne Zha (2019)

Si no eres un pez, ¿por qué te has dejado tragar por el monstruo?

If you aren't a fish, why did you let yourself be swallowed by the monster?

— Pinocho (2019)

Quiero decir, ¿por qué te enviaron aquí, para castigarte?

I mean, why did they send you here, to punish you?

— Estrellas en la Tierra (2007)

Por qué te detienes?

Why do you stop?

— El conformista (1971)

Por qué te haces el jefe?

Why are you acting like the boss?

— Un profeta (2009)

Pero, eh, no entiendo por qué, si te echaron, ¿por qué te enviaron?

But, uh, I don’t understand why—if they fired you, why did they send you?

— The Internship (2026)

Por qué te asustaste?

Why did you get scared?

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Ni siquiera sé por qué te molestas en rezar.

I don't even know why you bother praying.

— American Splendor (2003)

Por qué te paras?

Why are you stopping?

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)