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Japanese word 何で: why / what for. Meanings and example sentences.

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何で (なんで): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

何で (なんで) means why / what for.

See example sentences below.

何で at a glance

何で

なんでnande

N3adv

why / what for

何でなんでnandeN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 何で

Core meaning

why / what for

Basic example sentences

Example 1

なんでそんなことをしたの？

Translation

Why did you do such a thing?

Example 2

なんでここに来たの？

Translation

Why did you come here?

Kanji 何: what

Kanji 何: what

Kanji 何: meanings, readings, and example words.

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