Translation
why
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 ĉar, so a full exchange runs ? Ĉar .
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