чаму

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʂaˈmu]

Adverb

чаму́ • (čamú)

1. why

   Near-synonym: наво́шта (navóšta)

   Чаму́ ты так ду́маеш? ― Čamú ty tak dúmaješ? ― Why do you think so?

Usage notes

• чаму́ (čamú) and наво́шта (navóšta) can both be translated as "Why?", but they differ in that чаму́ means "For what reason?/On what grounds?" whereas наво́шта means "For what purpose?/To what end?". Sometimes the words are interchangeable, but sometimes one is more appropriate than the other.

References

• “чаму” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org