why
For what cause, reason, or purposeFor what cause, reason, or purpose.: Introducing a complete question.
» That is why he got angry.
Deshalb wurde er ärgerlich. — Esperantostern
Deshalb wurde er wütend. — al_ex_an_der
Вот почему он разозлился. — afyodor
Ось чому він злився. — Ahha
Ось чому він розлютився. — zaytsev126
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6 sensesFor what cause, reason, or purpose.
(interrogative, not comparable)Introducing a complete question.
Why is the sky blue?
Why did you do that?
Introducing a complete question.
(interrogative, not comparable)With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion.
Why don't you ask her out for dinner?
For what cause, reason, or purpose.
(interrogative, not comparable)Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
Why spend money on something you already get for free?
Why not tell him how you feel?
(interrogative, not comparable)Introducing a noun or other phrase.
Why him? Why not someone taller?
(not comparable, relative)For which cause, reason, or purpose.
That's the reason why I did that.
(not comparable)The cause, reason, or purpose for which.
That is why the sky is blue.
Why most of us volunteer is that we need some fresh air.
Examples
30375 sentencesThat is why he got angry.
Ось чому він злився. — Ahha
ruВот почему он разозлился. — afyodor
deDeshalb wurde er ärgerlich. — Esperantostern
I wonder why he did that.
Мені цікаво, чому він це зробив. — deniko
ruЯ задаюсь вопросом, почему он это сделал. — odexed
deIch frage mich, warum er das getan hat. — Sirio60
Do you want to know why?
Хочеш знати чому? — deniko
ruТы хочешь знать почему? — Olya
deWillst du wissen, warum? — Felixjp
I don't understand why it happened.
Я не розумію, чому це сталося. — deniko
ruЯ не понимаю, почему это произошло. — marafon
I know why Tom got sick.
Я знаю, чому Том захворів. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, почему Том заболел. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what,From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”).
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