What does 'para que?' mean?

Question

like, for the start of a question

Answer 1

What for

Answer 2

for what in english

para que is spanish

Answer 3

for what or for what reason.  

Answer 4

For what?...sorry if I am wrong. I am learning spanish.

Answer 5

for what? [literally] c:

Answer 6

it means "so that" in spanish

Por que means what for.  

Answer 7

It'll be very useful if you had shown an example. Anyway, generally speaking, it means 'why', or 'what's the use of' in English.

Ex.

1) Para que preguntas? (Why are you asking?)

2) Para que sirve los libros en español? (What's the use of Spanish books?)

Be warned: 'para que' has other different meanings, depending on its context, sometimes used as in an explanation form not an interrogation one.

Answer 8

what for?