なんで

See also: なんて

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
何で

Pronunciation

    Adverb

    なんで • (nande) 

    1. why?
    2. (transport) how? by what means?
      なんでここに来(き)ましたか。
      Nande koko ni kimashita ka.
      How did you get here? (by walking? driving? etc...)
    Usage notes
    • Chiefly informal language. Although usage of なんで in 丁寧語 does not necessarily violate the register, it has a casual tone, making どうして preferable in most polite contexts.
    Synonyms

    Particle

    なんで • (nande) 

    1. (informal) Contraction of なので (na no de).

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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