No. 1,975 in Japanese
どうして
"どうして" means "why" or "how come."
In a sentence
どうして遅刻したの？
Why were you late?
Used to ask for the reason for someone's tardiness.
どうしても、この仕事を終わらせたい。
I absolutely must finish this work.
Used for expressing an insistent or desperate need.
彼がどうしてそのことを知っているのか、全く分からない。
I have no idea how he knows about that.
Used to question or ponder the cause or reason of something.
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