No. 173 in Ukrainian
чому
"Чому" means "why" in English.
In a sentence
Чому ти запізнився на зустріч?
Why were you late for the meeting?
'Чому' is used here as an interrogative adverb to form a question asking for a reason.
Я не знаю, чому він так вчинив.
I don’t know why he acted that way.
'Чому' functions here as a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause expressing causality.
Є багато причин, чому варто вивчати нові мови.
There are many reasons why it’s worth learning new languages.
'Чому' is used in this sentence to explain the rationale behind the preceding statement, serving as a conjuctive adverb.
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