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Ukrainian
Etymology
Univerbation of на (na) + ві́що (víščo), variant of що (ščo). Corresponds to Belarusian навошта (navóšta).
Pronunciation
Adverb
наві́що • (navíščo)
- why, what for, to what end
- Near-synonym: чому́ (čomú)
- Наві́що тобі́ це потрі́бно? ― Navíščo tobí ce potríbno? ― Why do you need this? What do you need this for?
Usage notes
- наві́що (navíščo) and чому́ (čomú) 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.
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