Illustration: At the entrance of a family apartment, a child has carefully put a kitchen colander on their head while otherwise dressing normally for school. A parent holding the child’s usual hat stops in front of them, eyebrows raised, one palm turned upward and the other hand indicating the colander.

なんで

nande

why, what for

Informal compared with なぜ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

何なんでわたしなの？
Why me?
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何なんでこんなに早はやく来きたの？
What did you come here so early for?
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なんで聞きくの？
Why do you ask?
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