зашто

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaʃtɔ]

зашто • (zašto)

1. because

   Synonyms: затоа што (zatoa što), бидејќи (bidejḱi), оти (oti)

• This word is often incorrectly used in the sense of "why", whereas the similar word "зошто" is reserved for that meaning.

Literally “for what”, from за (“for”) + што̏ (“what”). For the conjunction compare зато што.

• IPA^(key): /zâʃto/

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• Hyphenation: за‧што

за̏што (Latin spelling zȁšto)

1. why, what for

   зашто не? ― why not?

   зашто то? ― why so? why is that?

• (why): што̏

за̏што (Latin spelling zȁšto)

1. (archaic) because