af hverju

See also: afhverju

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• afhverju (nonstandard)
• akkuru (slang)

Etymology

Literally, “of what”, or more loosely translated as “due to what”, from af (“of”) and hverju the dative of hvað (“what”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʰkʏrʏ/, [ˈäʰkʏrʏ]

  Rhymes: -ʏrʏ

Adverb

af hverju

1. why?

   Synonyms: hvers vegna, hví

   Mamma, af hverju er himininn blár?

   Mommy, why is the sky blue?

   Af hverju viltu fara til Spánar? — Af hverju ekki?

   Why do you want to go to Spain? — Why not?

   Af hverju mætirðu ekki í veisluna?

   Why won't you go to the party?

Derived terms

• af hverju ekki?
• sitt af hverju (“a bit of everything, this and that”)
• sitt af hverju tagi (“of different kinds”)