Learn Japanese grammar: どうして (doushite). Meaning: why; for what reason; how.
- どうして (doushite) has two main meanings:
- To ask why or for what reason
- To ask how / method
Example A) why
どうして来なかった？
doushite konakatta
Why did you not come?
Example B) how / method
この字はどうして書くんですか？
kono ji wa doushite kaku n desuka?
How do you write this character?
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どうして - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
どうして来ないの？
Example #2
どうしてそうなったの？
Example #3
どうしてそれを知っている？
Example #4
どうして日本に来たんですか？
Example #5
どうして日本の夏はこんなに暑いんだろう。
Example #6
君はどうしてけがをしたか。
Example #7
どうしてその事故が起こったのか。
Example #8
どうして彼女と知り合ったのですか。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 来ない | こない | to not go; to not come |
| 字 | じ | character |
| 書く | かく | to write |
| 知る | しる | to know |
| 日本 | にほん | Japan |
| 夏 | なつ | summer |
| 暑い | あつい | hot |
| 君 | きみ | you |
| 怪我 | けが | injury |
| 事故 | じこ | accident |
| 起こる | おこる | to occur |
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