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Russian
Etymology
From почему́ (počemú) + -то (-to).
Pronunciation
Adverb
почему́-то • (počemú-to)
- for some reason, somewhy
1973, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава II. Понтий Пилат”, in Мастер и Маргарита; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Master and Margarita, London: Penguin Books, 1997:Жены нет? — почему-то тоскливо спросил Пилат, не понимая, что с ним происходит.- Ženy net? — počemu-to tosklivo sprosil Pilat, ne ponimaja, što s nim proisxodit.
- No wife?’ Pilate asked with anguish for some reason, not understanding what was happening to him.
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