Latin

Phrase

cūr nōn?

1. why not?

   Cur ego tecum non sum?

   Why am I not with you?

   Cur non illam huc transferri iubes?

   Why don't you command her to be brought over hither?

   Cur non emisti restem suspendio?

   Why do you not buy a halter, and hang yourself?

Usage notes

• While cur non? expects an answer, quid ni? is rather used in rhetorical questions.