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заче́м
Daily used word (top 300)
For what purpose?" or "What for? also Why?
Think of зачем as focusing on future-oriented reasoning, looking for intent or purpose.
Заче́м ты э́то сде́лал?
Why did you do this?
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Difference in usage between "заче́м & почему́": Think of зачем as focusing on future-oriented reasoning, looking for intent or purpose. Think of почему as focusing on past or present circumstances, looking for an explanation of a cause.
Reply with что́бы or зате́м, что́бы.
Examples
- Зачем она здесь?Why is she here?
- «Зачем руче́й без жгу́чей жа́жды?» — спра́шивает в своём стихотворе́нии Аркадий Кулешов.‘What is the brook without burning thirst for?’, Arkadź Kulašoŭ asks in his verse.
- Не зна́ю, зачем я утружда́юсь повторе́нием свои́х слов.I don't know why I bother repeating myself.
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Singolin edited usage info 1 year ago.
