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почему?

n
stresses
gen. for what?; what... for (why(?) • What did he do that for)
ironic. why wouldn't I? (Ivan Pisarev); why would I? (Ivan Pisarev); why wouldn't one? (Ivan Pisarev); why would one? (Ivan Pisarev); why not? (Ivan Pisarev); why so? (Ivan Pisarev); why that is? (Ivan Pisarev); why the hell not? (Ivan Pisarev)
Makarov. whereto
почему n
gen. for why
почему? adv.
gen. how so?; why is that? (Юрий Гомон); why not? (в ответ на отрицательное предложение • They never got married. – Why not? Юрий Гомон); why?
idiom. how's that (УIf you were planning on looking at the place today, you may be disappointed.Ф УHow's that?Ф VLZ_58)
почему adv.
gen. why so; for what reason (Vladimir Shevchuk); whence; that's why; how come (=как так вышло/выходит, что • How come you never let me play?Death is something that's inevitable. How come people act all shocked when it happens to other people? dime); how (how comes it? – как это получается?; how is it? – почему так выходит?); so; why (for which • Give me one good reason why I should help you)
Gruzovik and that's why; and that's why
amer. home come (substitute for why Taras)
inf. what's with (What's with all the presents? Are you having a birthday party? VLZ_58)
Makarov. as to why
poetic wherefore
почему
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