why

Значение

Adv

1. For what cause, reason, or purpose.
2. For what cause, reason, or purpose.
3. For what cause, reason, or purpose.
4. For what cause, reason, or purpose.
5. For which cause, reason, or purpose.
6. The cause, reason, or purpose for which.

Noun

Reason.

Intj

An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.

Verb

To ask (someone) the question "why?".

Noun

A young heifer.

Noun

Alternative form of wye; the name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ʍaɪ/

Этимология

From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷis (“who”), *kʷid (“what”).
Cognate with Old Saxon hwī (“why”), hwiu (“how; why”), Middle High German wiu (“how, why”), archaic Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvi (“why”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (“why”), Swedish vi (“why”), Faroese and Icelandic hví (“why”), Latin quī (“why”), Doric Greek πεῖ (peî, “where”), Ukrainian чи (čy, “if”), Polish czy, Czech či (“or”), Serbo-Croatian či (“if”). Compare Old English þȳ (“because, since, on that account, therefore, then”, literally “by that, for that”). See thy.

Предложения

That is why I am here .

Вот почему я здесь.

Why Study Popular Culture ?

Зачем изучать популярную культуру?

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

Зачем еще он сказал своему главному сопернику, чтобы подготовиться к пробежке?

Why don't you say something ?

Почему бы тебе ничего не сказать?

That's why I feel that I deserve a part of what you find .

Вот почему я чувствую, что заслуживаю часть того, что вы найдете.

That's the reason why I came in fourth .

Вот почему я пришел четвертым.

Why don't you fellows get your own news ?

Почему бы вам не получить собственные новости?

This is the main reason why pesto recipes often differ from each other .

Это главная причина, по которой рецепты песто часто отличаются друг от друга.