how so
How; In what way; howeverHow; In what way; however
» How come you're so nice to me?
Чому ти такий добрий по відношенню до мене? — deniko
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3 sensesHow; In what way; however
(idiomatic)Why; For what reason.
Used as an intensifier.
Examples
54 sentencesHow come you're so nice to me?
Чому ти такий добрий по відношенню до мене? — deniko
How come you're so busy?
Чому ти такий зайнятий? — deniko
ruЧем это ты так занят? — sharptoothed
I wonder how Tom got so rich.
ruИнтересно, как Том так разбогател. — marafon
How can something so simple become so complicated?
I don't understand how things went so wrong.
Origin
From ellipsis of "how is that so?", and also continuing Middle English how-so, hou-so, huFrom ellipsis of "how is that so?", and also continuing Middle English how-so, hou-so, hu se (“however, in whatsoever way”). Compare West Frisian hoesa (“how so, why”), Dutch hoezo (“how so, why”), German Low German woso (“how so, why”), German wieso (“how so, why”), Swedish hurså (“how so”). By surface analysis, how + so.
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Word family
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