зашто

See also: защо

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzaʃtɔ]

Conjunction

зашто • (zašto)

  1. because

Usage notes
  • This word is often incorrectly used in the sense of "why", whereas the similar word "зошто" is reserved for that meaning.

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Literally “for what”, from за (“for”) + што̏ (“what”). For the conjunction compare зато што.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zâʃto/
  • Hyphenation: за‧што

Adverb

за̏што (Latin spelling zȁšto)

  1. why, what for
    зашто не? — why not?
    зашто то? — why so? why is that?

Synonyms

Conjunction

за̏што (Latin spelling zȁšto)

  1. (archaic) because
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