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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Adverb
чому́ • (čomú)
- why
- Near-synonym: наві́що (navíščo)
- Чому́ ти так ду́маєш? ― Čomú ty tak dúmaješ? ― Why do you think so?
Usage notes
- чому́ (čomú) and наві́що (navíščo) can both be translated as "Why?", but they differ in that чому́ means "For what reason?/On what grounds?" whereas наві́що means "For what purpose?/To what end?". Sometimes the words are interchangeable, but sometimes one is more appropriate than the other.
Pronoun
чому́ • (čomú)
- dative of що (ščo)
Pronoun
чо́му • (čómu)
- locative of що (ščo)
- Alternative form: чім (čim)
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