чаму

Belarusian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʂaˈmu]

Adverb

чаму́ • (čamú)

  1. why
    Near-synonym: наво́шта (navóšta)
    Чаму́ ты так ду́маеш? ― Čamú ty tak dúmaješ? ― Why do you think so?

Usage notes

  • чаму́ (čamú) and наво́шта (navóšta) can both be translated as "Why?", but they differ in that чаму́ means "For what reason?/On what grounds?" whereas наво́шта means "For what purpose?/To what end?". Sometimes the words are interchangeable, but sometimes one is more appropriate than the other.

References

  • “чаму” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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