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何で (なんで): Why, What for — Japanese vocabulary

何で is read なんで and means "Why, What for". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

何で

Reading
なんで · nande
Translation
Why, What for
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
なんでが

Example

テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら?

テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら?

I wonder why tennis is played in mini-skirts.

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