навошта

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Belarusian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ вошта (vóšta), variant of што (što). Corresponds to Ukrainian наві́що (navíščo).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [naˈvoʂta]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

[edit]

наво́шта (navóšta)

  1. why, what for, to what end
    Near-synonym: чаму́ (čamú)
    Наво́шта ты ўчо́ра ўзяў з сабо́й парасо́н?Navóšta ty ŭčóra ŭzjaŭ z sabój parasón?Why did you bring an umbrella yesterday?

Usage notes

[edit]
  • наво́шта (navóšta) and чаму́ (čamú) can both be translated as "Why?", but they differ in that чаму́ means "For what reason?/On what grounds?" whereas наво́шта means "For what purpose?/To what end?". Sometimes the words are interchangeable, but sometimes one is more appropriate than the other.
[edit]

References

[edit]
  • навошта” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org