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► 副詞
何で  [(1)なんで]  [coll]    meaning:  why  rank: 1
☆ 何でそんなことをしたの? ⇨ Why did you do something like that?
☆ 何でそんなに怒ってるの? ⇨ Why are you so angry?
☆ 何でれたの? ⇨ Why were you late?


More examples:
  • そうしてみたら如何ですか? ⇨ What about doing so? Why wouldn’t you try that?
  • は何でもめに見る ⇨ He looks at everything with bias
  • は何でもけるのが大嫌いだ ⇨ He hates to lose with anything
  • 日本人は何でも浪花節誤魔化そうとする傾向にある ⇨ Japanese tend to get carried away with emotions with everything
  • A:何かいたいでも?B:いや、何でもいです ⇨ A:Is there something you want to say? B:No, nothing
  • 何でがやらなきゃいけないの? ⇨ Why do I have to do?
  • 勝つためなら何でもありだ ⇨ It is anything goes in order to win
  • 子供は何でもいじりたがる ⇨ Kids want, like, to touch everything
  • 何でもいから何かべるもの有る? ⇨ Is there anything to eat? I don’t care whatever it is
  • は何でも腕尽くで解決する ⇨ He solves everything with arm strength, brute force
  • 何でそんなにむくれているの? ⇨ Why are you so miffed?
  • 何でもいいからべるものある? ⇨ Is there anything to eat, whatever it is?
  • 子供は何でもいじくりたがる ⇨ Kids want to touch, play with, everything
  • あなたの名字は何ですか? ⇨ What is your family name?
  • 何でもでいちいちぐなよ ⇨ Don’t fuss over a trivial issue every time