why did not you come? vs why did you not come?

Both phrases are correct, but the second one 'why did you not come?' is more commonly used in English. The first phrase 'why did not you come?' is less common and may sound awkward to native speakers.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 949 views

why did not you come?

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase follows the structure of 'why + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb'. It is grammatically correct but may sound awkward to native speakers.

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¿April, why did not you come when touring?
Ha! Will you come? - Peter...
May I ask of which household you come?
Louise, why didn't you come?
My Lords, why have you come?
He apologized... that made you come?
~ This time you come? ~ They gave me the money at 11:00! ~ At that time I could not stand it anymore.
So, Neville, how soon can you come?
If that's true, then why'd you come?
Unless you came to gloat, why did you come?
So, how close did you come?
How far back in time have you come?
So, James, why did you come?
What's it take to make you come?
And how soon before you come?
Opera girl, will you come?
We wait for you until Sunday at 5 Corso Como... will you come?
Will you come? - I do not.
I will expose to the gallery Stefani, you come?
I'm at work, you come?

Alternatives:

why didn't you come?
why did you not come?
why haven't you come?
why have you not come?
why have you not come yet?

why did you not come?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase follows the standard word order of 'why + auxiliary verb + subject + negation + main verb'. It is the more common and natural way to ask this question.

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¿April, why did not you come when touring?
If that were true, why did you not come after me the evening I left?
Why did you not come to us before about this threat against the Crown?
Why did you not come up and speak to me?
But I am a little sad to see that the debate we have had in Parliament was derailed, in the sense that we immediately started to talk about process: why did you not come with the paper to us first?
By any chance, 3 months ago, did you not come to Macau?
If I called you, will you not come?
Why did your mother not come?
Why did Tae Kyung not come?
Can you not come home earlier?
Can you not come home any earlier?
Why did you summon Vashti when you knew she would not come?
So, Dr. Ra not come?
The noblemen whom I wrote to did not come?
So how long have you not come out?
why have you not come back to me?
Will you not come to me tonight?
Your young lady, she did not come?
Mr Horie, it's late and why has your wife not come?
Were we sad when she did not come?

Alternatives:

why didn't you come?
why have you not come?
why haven't you come?
why have you not come yet?
why have you not come already?

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