なんで – vocab dash

なんで

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Meanings

Adverb

1. why?; what for? (Usually kana)

2. how?; by what means?

Other spellings

何なんで

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

なんで

Composed of

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few; some

Pronoun

at; in; when; by; with

Particle

Examples35

ここになんで来きたの？

How did you come here?

テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら？

I wonder why tennis is played in mini-skirts.

なんで私わたしのこと好すきなの？

Why do you love me?

なんで君きみはもっと早はやくこれなかったのか。

What prevented you from coming earlier?

何なんでわたしなの？

Why me?

何なんでこんなに早はやく来きたの？

What did you come here so early for?