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This Word in Other Languages (10)

क्यों
Hindi
하필
Korean
何妨
Chinese
干嘛
Chinese
何必
Chinese
为什么
Chinese
何乐不为
Chinese
何尝
Chinese
why
English
何苦
Chinese

Grammar Connections (5)

Japanese Cause & Effect: Thanks to / Because of (~おかげで / ~せいで)

sentence_structure
B1

Expressing Desire for Objects (~ほしい)

adjectives
A2

Partial Negation: 'It's not that...' (~わけではない)

expressions_patterns
B2

Impossibility Despite Desire (~you ni mo...nai)

verbs_advanced
C1

Giving Direct Advice (~koto da)

expressions_patterns
B2

Used in Phrases (5)

どうして?

Why? (informal)

A2

どうしてですか

Why is it?

A2

どうしても

No matter what; By all means

B1

どうしてでしょうか

Why is that?

A2

なぜ、どうしてですか。

Why, how come?

B1
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Grammar Rules

Forming Type 2 Conditionals: Past Subjunctive + Conditional hy Hypothetical Result with 'mle-haey' (Then/Consequently) km The Golden Rule: Word Order (SOV) ko The Verb 'Ler' in the Past (Preterite) pt Japanese Conditional Nara (~なら): The Contextual 'If' ja Shorten Your Sentences: Reduced Relative Clauses en Agreeing & Disagreeing (আমি একমত - ami ekmot, আমি রাজি নই - ami raji noi) bn Cost and Value lo Preterite of Saber: 'I Found Out' (supe) es Relative Pronouns: Beyond 'Que' (Cujo, O Qual, Quem) pt Saying 'No' in Present Tense (nemi-) fa Expressing Intention (niyyət etmək) az Pronouncing the 'L' (ळ) mr Advanced Hindi Connectors: Beyond 'But' and 'And' (तथापि, बल्कि, अतः) hi Common Idioms id The Comparative Suffix -ši sl French Stylistic Irony: The Imperfect Subjunctive (-asse, -isse) fr Implicit Possession km

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