何で

Meaning

1. adv
   why?; what for?
2. adv
   how?; by what means?

Example sentences

• 何でこんなに遅くまで起きてるの？

  What keeps you up so late?

• 何でうまくいかないか君に説明するにはずいぶん時間がかかりそうだ。

  It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.

• 何で人生はこんなに苦悩でいっぱいなんだ？

  Why is life so full of suffering?