why
/waɪ/adverb
उच्चारण वाइ
क्यों
Basic word
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used in questions to ask the reason for something; used to give or talk about a reason; used to make a suggestion
क्यों
- Why are you late?
- the reason why I came
- Why not try again?
+ 4 more examples
- Why did you leave the exam hall early?
- Why not ask your teacher for help?
- That is why I called you.
- I wonder why the train is so late.
Synonyms for what reason how come wherefore
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
for what reason how come wherefore
?Which word?
Homophones: why and Y are both /waɪ/.
Homophones: why और Y दोनों /waɪ/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Why not + base form (a suggestion: 'Why not join our class?'); 'the reason why' is acceptable, but 'the reason is because' is wrong (say 'the reason is that'); indirect questions use statement order ('She asked me why I was late').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: why not + base form (सुझाव: 'Why not join our class?'); 'the reason why' स्वीकार्य है, पर 'the reason is because' गलत है ('the reason is that' कहें); अप्रत्यक्ष प्रश्नों में कथन का क्रम ('She asked me why I was late')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The whys and wherefores (the reasons for something).
Idiom 'the whys and wherefores' (किसी चीज़ के कारण, क्यों और कैसे)।