Vocab Info
N5 Adverb
なぜwhy, how
Dictionary Definition
Common
Adverb
1.
why, how, for what reason
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
何故 【なぜ】
Details
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Examples
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あなたはなぜ背が高いのですか?
Why are you tall?
- N5
なぜここにきたの?
Why did you come here?
- N5
客:「なぜ、このカバンだけ半額なんですか?」店員:「中古だからです。」
Customer: 'Why is this bag half off?' Clerk: 'It is because it is second hand.'
- N5
クラスメイト:「なぜ君は僕に意地悪をするの?」
Classmate: 'Why are you mean to me?'
- N5
今日は息子にたくさん「なぜ?」と聞かれた。
My son asked me 'why?' a lot today.
- N4
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