Basque edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻erɡatik/ [s̻er.ɣ̞a.t̪ik]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺erɡatik/ [s̺er.ɣ̞a.t̪ik]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -atik
  • Hyphenation: zer‧ga‧tik

Adverb edit

zergatik (interrogative)

  1. causative indefinite of zer; why
    Synonym: zerentzat (Northern)
    Zergatik da zerua urdina?Why is the sky blue?
    Ez dakit zergatik.I don't know why.

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Further reading edit

  • "zergatik" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • zergatik” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus