なんで
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See also: なんて
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative spelling |
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何で |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Chiefly informal language. Although usage of なんで in 丁寧語 does not necessarily violate the register, it has a casual tone, making どうして preferable in most polite contexts.
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Particle[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN