zergatik
Appearance
Basque
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
Adverb
[edit]zergatik (interrogative)
- causative indefinite of zer; why
- Synonym: zerentzat (Northern)
- Zergatik da zerua urdina? ― Why is the sky blue?
- Ez dakit zergatik. ― I don't know why.
Derived terms
[edit]- zergatik edo hargatik (“for some reason”)
- zergatiko (“reason”)
Related terms
[edit]- zergati (“reason”)
Further reading
[edit]- “zergatik”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “zergatik”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005