Illustration: A child stands beside a low table in a Japanese living room, holding an empty snack plate with a baffled expression. They point at the crumbs on the plate and turn an open palm toward a parent, asking for an explanation.

どうして

doushite

why

Example sentences

どうしてダメなの？
Why not?
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どうして机つくえの下したにいるの。
Why are you under the desk?
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どうして私わたしなの？
Why me?
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