отчего

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of the preposition от (ot, “from, out of”) + чего́ (čevó), genitive singular of что (što).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɐt͡ɕːɪˈvo] (phonetic respelling: отчево́)
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Adverb

отчего́ • (otčevó)

(interrogative adverb) why? (from what cause)

Usage notes

The answer begins with потому́ что (potomú što) or оттого́ что (ottovó što).

Related terms

отчего́-то (otčevó-to)

See also

заче́м (začém)
почему́ (počemú)

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