чому
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- чому́: IPA(key): [t͡ʃoˈmu]
- чо́му: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔmʊ]
Audio; “чому́” (“čomú”): (file)
Adverb
чому́ • (čomú)
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)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чому”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka