Translation
why
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Examples
?
Why did you not come?
, .
I do not know why he did that.
?
Why are you afraid?
?
Why not?
, .
She asked why, but nobody answered.
The ki- row asks: what, who or which, what sort, when, where, how, why, how much. The ti- row answers, so pairs with . It is an adverb and never takes -n or -j. The reason itself comes in with , so a full exchange runs ? .
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on kial with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- kialonoun
reason, cause
kial: a "why"
Used in
Stories
(8)Grammar articles
(6)Esperanto Connectors: tamen, kvankam, e膲 se, do and tial
Esperanto Correlatives in Use: tiu kiu, tio kion and More
Esperanto Correlatives Table: All 45 Words on One Grid
Esperanto Question Words: Kiu, Kio, Kie and the Ki- Table
How to Ask Questions in Esperanto: 膱u, Tags and Answers
Esperanto Reported Speech: li diris, ke li venos
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 12: kial, apud, loko and 11 more words.