чому

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • чому́: IPA(key): [t͡ʃoˈmu]
  • чо́му: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔmʊ]
  • (file)

Adverb

чому́ • (čomú)

  1. 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)

  1. dative of що (ščo)

Pronoun

чо́му • (čómu)

  1. locative of що (ščo)
    Alternative form: чім (čim)

References

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