なぜか – vocab dash

なぜか

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Meanings

Adverb

1. somehow; for some reason; without knowing why (Usually kana)

Other spellings

何故なぜか

Kanji in other spellings

何what 故past

Pitch accent

なぜか

Composed of

なぜ

why; how; for what reason

Adverb

か

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; either ... or ...; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; I wonder (if, why, etc.); …

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Examples12

彼かの女じょはなぜかふさいでいる。

She looks blue for some reason.

さっきなぜかマイクが入はいらなかった。

For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

私わたしは彼かれになぜかと尋たずねる手て紙がみをかいた。

I wrote him to ask why.

なぜか、急いそぐ気きは起おこらない。時じ間かんは、十じゅう分ぶんある。

Somehow I just don't feel like hurrying. I have enough time.

彼かれはなぜかふさいでいる。

He looks blue for some reason.

私わたしはなぜか、ルックスに関かかわらず三さん枚まい目めの人ひとを好すきになることが多おおいんです。

I often find myself falling for jokers, regardless of their looks.