Meaning

1 senses

  1. To ask (someone) the question "why?".

Examples

30375 sentences

  1. That is why he got angry.

    Ось чому він злився. — Ahha

    ruВот почему он разозлился. — afyodor

    deDeshalb wurde er ärgerlich. — Esperantostern

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  2. 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

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  3. Do you want to know why?

    Хочеш знати чому? — deniko

    ruТы хочешь знать почему? — Olya

    deWillst du wissen, warum? — Felixjp

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  4. I don't understand why it happened.

    Я не розумію, чому це сталося. — deniko

    ruЯ не понимаю, почему это произошло. — marafon

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  5. I know why Tom got sick.

    Я знаю, чому Том захворів. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, почему Том заболел. — odexed

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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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Forms

whys, whying, whyed, whyed
Base formwhy · to why
3rd person singularwhys
Present participlewhying
Past simplewhyed / whied
Past participlewhyed / whied

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywhy
he, she, itwhys

Past simpleLesson

all personswhyed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave whyed
he, she, ithas whyed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill why

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwhying

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whoseA1whosoeverwickwickedC1
why — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto