very often used word (#104)
Translation
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1.why, so
why
Also: so
Also
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
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Examples
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- Почему бы тебе ради разнообразия не сходи́ть пообе́дать со мной? Why don't you dine out with me for a change?
- Почему бы в э́ти выходные нам не отпра́виться в горы? Why don't we go to the mountains this weekend?
- Почему она ушла́ в спе́шке? Why did she go out in a hurry?
- Бог зна́ет почему. God knows why.
- А почему Вы спра́шиваете? Why do you ask?
- Я не понима́ю, почему Германия победи́ла на Евровидении. I don't understand why Germany won the Eurovision.
- Я написа́л ему, чтобы спроси́ть, почему. I wrote him to ask why.
- Почему? Потому что его семье́ нужны́ бы́ли де́ньги, вот почему. Why? Because his family needed the money, that's why.
- Почему ты заблуди́лся в лесу́? Why did you get lost in the woods?
- Интересно, почему она так беспоко́ится. I wonder why she is so worried.
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