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why nghĩa là gì?

sao

/waɪ̯/

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why in Vietnamese: sao, vì sao, tại sao, lí do. In English, why means introducing a complete question.

Vietnamese words for why

(interrogative) for what reason
sao, vì sao, tại sao
the reason
lí do, lí do tại sao

English meaning of why

  1. adverb Introducing a complete question.
  2. adverb With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion.
  3. adverb Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
  4. adverb Introducing a noun or other phrase.

Full definition of why

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

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Questions about why in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of why in Vietnamese?
Why in Vietnamese is sao, vì sao, tại sao, lí do.
why nghĩa là gì?
Why: sao, vì sao, tại sao, lí do.
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 Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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