why artinya
mengapa
/waɪ̯/
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why in Indonesian: mengapa, kenapa. In English, why means introducing a complete question.
Indonesian words for why
- (interrogative) for what reason
- mengapa, kenapa
- the reason
- mengapa, kenapa
English meaning of why
- adverb Introducing a complete question.
- adverb With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion.
- adverb Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
- adverb Introducing a noun or other phrase.
why in a sentence
- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that.
Synonyms of why
- how come
- to what end
- what for
- why so
- wherefore
- for why
why in other languages
Questions about why in Indonesian
- What is the meaning of why in Indonesian?
- Why in Indonesian is mengapa, kenapa.
- Apa arti why?
- Why: mengapa, kenapa.
- What does why mean in English?
- Why means introducing a complete question.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: why (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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