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なぜ — why (same as どうして) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

なぜ

N5

Meanings

1why (same as どうして)
2why
3how
4for what reason

Example sentence

なぜ昨日休みましたか。

なぜきのうやすみましたか。

Why were you absent yesterday?

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