Why
"Why" in Russian
заче́м
začém
((interrogative) for what reason)
отчего́
otčevó
((interrogative) for what reason)
почему́
počemú
((interrogative) for what reason)
как
kak
(exclamation of surprise)
о
o
(exclamation of surprise)
ого́
ogó
(exclamation of surprise)
причи́на
pričína
(the reason)
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