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doushite
adverb, interjection

Alternate Written Forms:

[ど(如)·う(何)·し·て]
doushite
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English Meaning(s) for どうして

adverb
  1. how; in what way; by what means
  2. why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. cannot possibly
interjection
  1. no way (often as どうして、どうして)
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Sample Sentences for どうして

How did you come to know her?
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I wonder why the names Tom and Mary are often used in sentences that are in the Tatoeba Corpus.
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How should I know where he is?
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I couldn't understand why she frowned at him.
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Why do you lie?
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