чому

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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

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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

• 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