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なぜ
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. why; how
Alt. forms
なぜ
70%
何な故ぜ
28%
何なにゆえ
Pitch accent
な
ぜ
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Used in: 5551
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
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Examples (141 in total)
I wonder why.
Why didn't you run?
Why did you lie?
Why did you give up?
Why did you go there?
Why didn't you come?
"I have to see him." "What for?"
How come you're still working?
Why did you become a teacher?
Why didn't you dance with him?
Why do we dream?
Why is the baby crying?
Why are you visiting the United Kingdom?
Why is it the mass media didn't report this?
Why do you want to be a nurse?
Why didn't you use a pay phone?
Why didn't you note down the points?
Why don't you mend that fuse?
Why is machine translation useless?
Why did you do that?
Tell me why you're doing that.
Why didn't she come yesterday?
They don't even know why.
Why didn't you do so at that time?
Why do you love me?
Why do you ignore me?
Why did he change his plans?
Do you know why the sky is blue?
Why did you go to Tokyo?
Why did father run away from mother?
Why is she so silent?
Why did she go to the station?
Why did you try to run away?
I wonder why he did not come to the party.
Why do you want to be a doctor?
Why didn't you go to the office?
Why do you skip lunch every day?
Why do people go to the movies?
Why were you late this morning?
Why do I need a lawyer?
Why did you turn down his offer?
Why did he fail in business?
Why didn't you show up at the party last night?
Why do dogs chase squirrels?
Why were you absent yesterday?
Why did you get lost in the woods?
O Romeo Romeo, why are you Romeo?
What do you think made him break his promise?
I wonder why birds migrate.
It is a mystery why he quit his job.
Why do cats' eyes shine in the dark?
Why did you become a furry?
Why didn't they draw up a passenger list?
I don't know why I did that.
Why did he do that?
Do you know why they stopped talking?
Why did I do that?
I wondered why people were staring at me.
He asked her why she was crying.
Why did he go out in a hurry?
Why are you so tired today?
In the first place, why do the birds migrate at all?
Can you explain why our team lost?
I figured out why the machine wouldn't work.
He asked me why I was laughing.
Why do we need to learn this?
Why do you think animals dread fire?
I can't remember why I was there.
Why on earth did you take him to the station?
Why are you happy when someone else suffers?
Why did he come with her?
I couldn't understand why she frowned at him.
It's obvious why your stomach hurts.
Why do you accuse my son?
Why did you turn away when you met him?
Why didn't you phone before coming?
Why did he ask for so much money?
Why do you blame me for what happened?
I wonder why women live longer than men.
Why can't he play tennis today?
I understand why Tom asked that question.
I can't understand why he would take such a risk.
Do you know why he put off his departure?
Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?
I wonder why it is that the sound of waves is so pleasant to the ear.
Why are you wearing such a flashy kimono?
It is still a mystery why she killed herself.
Why did Tom leave the door open?
Why on earth did you give him such a name?
I know the reason that she quit her job.
I don't know why the meeting was postponed.
Why did you turn down his request for a pay raise?
Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?
"Why are you studying Hungarian?" "Because it's there."
Why do you think Tom wasn't able to pass his driving test?
Why do yields increase with herbicide-resistant varieties?
Don't you want to know why I didn't do that?
Why did you say such a thing to him?
I can't make out why he is so much troubled.
Why did you decide to buy this house?
The boy told me why he was crying.
Why didn't you tell us this was going to happen?
Why is this book loved by young people?
Why on earth did you do that?
Why do you need this money?
I don't know why you don't like her.
He had no idea why his wife left him.
She asked him why he was crying, but he didn't answer.
"Why have you started learning to play the piano?" "Because I want to be a music teacher."
Why did you put off the printing of my book?
I don't know why they're so angry at us.
Why is Mary being nice to me all of a sudden?
Why do American parents praise their children?
I can't figure out why you don't like jazz.
He wondered to himself why his wife had left him.
Why didn't modern technology develop in China?
First, I'll try to understand why he thinks so.
We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.
"Why are you studying English so hard?" "To be an English teacher."
Frankly speaking, it's difficult to understand why you want to go.
Nobody knows why he turns down my help.
It is still a mystery why he suddenly left the town.
Why did she buy this expensive dictionary?
Why is the politician trying to kill off the opinions of the majority?
People wondered why Tom gave his speech in French.
I told you that in confidence, so why did you tell Jane about it?
I can't understand why you are so critical of him.
I don't get why he isn't here yet.
I am very anxious to know why he did such a thing.
She would not tell me why she had gone home first.
Why do you talk about him as if he were an old man?
I told you guys to go home. Why are you still here?
Why do you have to stay in London in this heat?
I can't understand why John turned down a job as good as that.
Scientists have come up with many explanations for why the sky is blue.
Why aren't women allowed to enjoy the same civil rights as men?
No one knows the real reason why we love dogs.
Here, I'll confine this discussion to why many foreigners enjoy sumo.
We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man.
Why is Mrs. Yamada popular in your school?
Why doesn't your dog wear a muzzle?