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なんで
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. why?; what for?
Why won't you say it!
2. how?; by what means?
Alt. forms
なんで
73%
何なんで
26%
Pitch accent
な
んで
Top 700
Used in: 6070
Composed of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
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Examples (84 in total)
Why can't you do that?
So why didn't you come?
You betrayed me. Why?
"Why are you angry?" "I'm not angry!"
Why are you so busy?
What are you making all the fuss about?
Why is the number of people different?
I wonder why I'm so sleepy.
Why is everyone on guard?
"Why are you smiling?" "Because I'm happy."
Why were you born?
I wonder why I'm in Paris.
Why did you lie about how old you were?
Why did you go to the airport?
Why are you in the attic?
Why didn't your wash your hands?
"Why aren't you coming?" "Because I don't want to."
Why did you come so early?
Why was money invented?
Why do you come here every day?
Why should I not do this?
Why are you inviting me, anyway?
Why is fish so expensive?
Why are kids so cute, I wonder?
Why didn't you come to yesterday's party?
Why did I end up getting sick?
Why's this so cheap?
Why were you on the roof?
Why are you burning these pictures?
Why does it hurt when you get sweat in your eyes?
Why are you so clumsy?
But why are you contacting the guardian directly?
I wonder why they equipped it with such a feature.
Why does blood taste metallic?
Why did you do something so stupid?
Why did you bother coming on the last day?
How is Tom so smart?
Do you know why spring rolls are called spring rolls?
Why are you out at this hour?
Do you know why I'm here?
I wonder why there's school even when it's this cold.
Why do you like this song?
Why do I have to go out of my way to get permission?
Why is the moon so big tonight?
Why? Because you dropped it and I picked it up.
Wait, why are you here?
Why are you so obsessed with him?
You looked sick from partway through, so why did you push yourself so hard?
Why are you with a pig?
Why would they tell such an obvious lie?
Why is this website so slow?
Why does negative times negative become positive?
Why is your English pronunciation so good?
No, I'm not a fox. Why do you ask?
Why is this pizza so bad?
Why are you being so formal?
"Hey, Mary." "What?" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Why?"
Why are you so ugly?
Why doesn't Tom like Boston?
"Something is off." "Why would you say something like that?"
"Why didn't you bring an umbrella?" "It was such good weather this morning!"
Why are women such bothersome creatures?
Thanks a lot. Why are you being so kind to me?
Can you explain why you turned down their proposal?
If you're that interested in it, why don't you play baseball?
Why did you change your hairstyle? It was better before.
It's cold. Why are all the windows open?
Why is my dog obsessed with squirrels?
"Why didn't you call?" "My phone battery was dead."
Why did Tom buy another car?
Tom asked me why I wanted to go to Australia.
Why is this song so catchy?
"Do you hate me?" "No." "So do you love me?" "Why are you asking?"
Why am I so bad at allocating my time?
"Why do you hate me so much?" "Because you are a brute!"
While I was thinking about my diary, I somehow fell asleep again.
Why are you dressing like it's the middle of summer when it's this cold?
I just cleaned my room today. Why is it so messy?
I'm beginning to understand why you don't like Tom.
"Today's Tuesday, right?" "Yeah." "Why's it so crowded?"
Why does the phone always ring when I'm in the shower?
I was always wondering, but why do you talk like that?
Why do you always speak to me in English? Is it because I'm a foreigner?
Why did you go to bed so early last night?