なんで
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. why?; what for?
2. how?; by what means?
Pitch accent
んで
Top 500
Composed of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
whatever; no matter what
Examples (73 in total)
Why can't you do that?
You betrayed me. Why?
"Why are you angry?" "I'm not angry!"
I wanted to know why.
Why did you need a knife?
What are you making all the fuss about?
Why didn't you shut the door?
Why should you be so sad?
"Why are you smiling?" "Because I'm happy."
Why were you born?
Why did you go to the airport?
Why did you lie about how old you were?
Why did you change your avatar?
Why are you so smart?
"Why aren't you coming?" "Because I don't want to."
Why did you come so early?
Why are you asking me that?
Why was money invented?
Why should I not do this?
Why is fish so expensive?
Why did you guys break up?
Why are kids so cute, I wonder?
Why are boys so cute?
Why didn't you come to yesterday's party?
Why were you on the roof?
Why's this so cheap?
Why are there so many towels?
Why do you need a hammer?
Why does blood taste metallic?
Why did you do something so stupid?
How is Tom so smart?
Why are you so confident?
Do you know why spring rolls are called spring rolls?
Do you know why I'm here?
I wonder why there's school even when it's this cold.
I don't know exactly how or why that happened.
Wait, why are you here?
Why did you go to bed so early last night?
Why are you so obsessed with him?
Why are you with a pig?
Why would they tell such an obvious lie?
Why do you like playing baseball?
Why is this website so slow?
No, I'm not a fox. Why do you ask?
Why is your English pronunciation so good?
Why is this pizza so bad?
"Hey, Mary." "What?" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Why?"
Why can't we play tennis today?
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!"
Thanks a lot. Why are you being so kind to me?
Can you explain why you turned down their proposal?
Why are women such bothersome creatures?
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 is Tom so happy?" "Because of you."
Why did you stop updating your blog? I always looked forward to reading it.
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!"
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?
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?
So why didn't you come?
"Today's Tuesday, right?" "Yeah." "Why's it so crowded?"