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why (EN)
prilog, imenica, usklik

prilog “why”

why (more/most)
  1. zašto
    Why did you decide to become a teacher?
  2. zašto (u prijedlozima)
    Why don't you take a break?
  3. zašto (u pitanjima koja sugeriraju da nešto nije potrebno)
    Why worry about the rain when we can have fun indoors?
  4. zašto (kao relativni prilog)
    He asked why she was crying.

imenica “why”

jednina why, množina whys ili nebrojivo
  1. razlog
    She always asked the whys behind her parents' rules, wanting to understand their reasoning.

usklik “why”

why
  1. zastario način izražavanja iznenađenja, iritacije ili nestrpljenja
    Why, I had no idea you were coming today!