Macedonian

Conjunction

зашто • ‎(zašto)

1. because

Synonyms

• бидејќи ‎(bidejḱi)

Usage notes

• This word is often incorrectly used in the sense of "why", whereas the similar word "зошто" is reserved for that meaning.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Literally “for what”, from за ‎(“for”) + што̏ ‎(“what”). For the conjunction compare зато што.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâʃto/
• Hyphenation: за‧што

Adverb

за̏што ‎(Latin spelling zȁšto)

1. why, what for

   зашто не? — why not?

   зашто то? — why so? why is that?

Synonyms

• (why): што̏

Conjunction

за̏што ‎(Latin spelling zȁšto)

1. (archaic) because