why

waɪ
whies
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Translation of why into Hebrew,

Adverb

1.

interrogative

for what reason or purpose
לָמָה lamahמַדּוּעַ madua
  • Why are you late?למה אתה מאחר?
2.

fused relative

the reason for which
לָמָה lamahמַדּוּעַ madua
  • I don't know why she did it.אני לא יודע למה היא עשתה את זה.

Interjection

emotion

used to express mild surprise or indignation
  • Why, I didn't expect to see you here!הרי, לא ציפיתי לראות אותך כאן!

Noun

reasoning

purpose or rationale
  • Understanding the why can often provide clarity..הבנת הנימוק יכולה לעיתים קרובות להבהיר את הדברים.
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Expressions with why: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

אֲנִי לֹא רוֹאֶה סִבָּה שֶׁלֹּא
Can I borrow your book? I don't see why not.
לָמָּה לַעֲזָאזֵל
Why in the world would you do that?
אַל תִּשְׁאַל אוֹתִי לָמָה
Don't ask me why he left early today!
אֱלֹהִים יוֹדֵעַ לָמָּה
He chose the long route, God knows why.
אֱלֹהִים יוֹדֵעַ לָמָּה
She left the party early, goodness knows why.
לָמָּה לַעֲזָאזֵל
Why in God's name are you shouting?

Synonyms and analogies of why in English

Examples of why in a sentence

  • Why is the sky blue?
  • That's the reason why we need to leave early.
  • I can't understand why he would say such a thing.
  • Why, that's an unexpected gift!
  • Why, I never thought you'd agree!
  • The why behind the decision was unclear.

Translations of "why" in Context ordered by category and frequency

למהadv./nf. - lama

Don't let him spin a yarn about why he's late again.

אל תיתן לו למכור לך לוקשים על למה הוא מאחר שוב.

מדועadv./n. - madua

They wondered why the cat loved to chase after small lights.

הם תהו מדוע החתול כל כך אוהב לרדוף אחרי אורות קטנים.

בַּשְּׁבִילprep. - bashevil

I don't even know why they put those up there.

אני בכלל לא יודעת בשביל מה שמים את זה שם.

טַעַםnm. - ta'am

Say to show cause why he shouldn't be recommitted.

תגיד לבוא וליתן טעם מדוע הוא לא צריך להיות והתחייבו.

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why: Examples and translations in context

I wondered why the sky turned such a vibrant orange at sunset.

הייתי סקרן להבין למה השמיים הפכו לכתומים כל כך בשקיעה.

We're still trying to puzzle out why the project failed so badly.

אנחנו עדיין מנסים לפענח למה הפרויקט נכשל בצורה כל כך חריפה.

She couldn't understand why he would leave her feeling so dumped.

היא לא הצליחה להבין למה הוא השאיר אותה מרגישה כל כך נבגדת.

I don't understand why he can be so mean to everyone.

אני לא מבין למה הוא יכול להיות כל כך רשע כלפי כולם.

Her laughter reminds him why he loves his bunny so much.

הצחוק שלה מזכיר לו למה הוא כל כך אוהב את המתוקה שלו.

Goodness knows why she left the party so early last night.

מי יודע למה היא עזבה את המסיבה כל כך מוקדם אתמול בלילה.

It is beyond me why he stayed with that company for so long.

גדול עליי להבין למה הוא נשאר בחברה הזאת כל כך הרבה זמן.

I can tell you offhand several reasons why that plan might easily fail.

אני יכול לומר לך מהראש כמה סיבות למה התוכנית הזאת עלולה להיכשל.

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