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Polish
Etymology
Blend of dlaczego + czemu. First attested in 1870.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dlaˈt͡ʂɛ.mu/
- Rhymes: -ɛmu
- Syllabification: dla‧cze‧mu
Adverb
dlaczemu (not comparable)
- (humorous, ironic) why, how come
- Synonyms: czemu, dlaczego
1981, Twórczość, volume 37, numbers 7-9:Dlaczemu to, myślę zadając bydłu paszę, dlaczemu to nikt mnie nigdy o rozum nie spyta? Czy ze mnie już taka fizyczna swołocz, że do dziesięciu nie zrachuje? Przecież nie.- How come, I think giving the cattle some feed, how come nobody won't ask me about my reasoning? Am I such a physical lowlife that I can't count to ten? Of course not.
2008 January 10, gandalfbialy, Pinnacle Studio:Czy można to jakoś zmienić, dlaczemu to się tak dzieje i jak to naprawić jak się da???- Can you change that somehow, how come that happens that way and how can you fix it if you can???
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References
- ^ Władysław Łoziński (1870) Hazardy: powieść współczesna (in Polish), page 93