Why
English Meaning
For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.
- For what purpose, reason, or cause; with what intention, justification, or motive: Why is the door shut? Why do birds sing?
- The reason, cause, or purpose for which: I know why you left.
- Usage Problem On account of which; for which: "The reason why [regular verbs] are called regular is that we can predict what all the other three forms are” ( Randolph Quirk).
- The cause or intention underlying a given action or situation: studying the whys of antisocial behavior.
- A difficult problem or question.
- Used to express mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Jeremiah 46:15
Why are your valiant men swept away? They did not stand Because the LORD drove them away.
നിനàµà´±àµ† ബലവാനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ വീണàµà´•à´¿à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ†à´¨àµà´¤àµ? യഹോവ അവരെ തളàµà´³à´¿à´¯à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ അവർകàµà´•àµà´‚ നിലàµà´ªà´¾àµ» à´•à´´à´¿à´žàµà´žà´¿à´²àµà´².
Matthew 22:18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
യേശൠഅവരàµà´Ÿàµ† à´¦àµà´·àµà´Ÿà´¤ അറിഞàµà´žàµ: കപട à´à´•àµà´¤à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¾à´°àµ‡, à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† പരീകàµà´·à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
പണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤àµ‡ കാലം ഇപàµà´ªàµ‹à´´à´¤àµà´¤àµ‡à´¤à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ നനàµà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† കാരണം à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ നീ ചോദികàµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ; നീ à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† ചോദികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´®à´²àµà´²à´²àµà´²àµ‹.
Acts 19:32
Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know Why they had come together.
ജനസംഘം കലകàµà´•à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²à´¾à´¯à´¿ മികàµà´•à´ªàµ‡à´°àµà´‚ തങàµà´™àµ¾ വനàµà´¨àµà´•àµ‚à´Ÿà´¿à´¯ സംഗതി à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµ അറിയായàµà´•à´¯à´¾àµ½ ചിലർ ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ചിലർ à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ആർതàµà´¤àµ.
1 Samuel 17:8
Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, "Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
അവൻ നിനàµà´¨àµ യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡àµ½ നിരകളോടൠവിളിചàµà´šàµà´ªà´±à´žàµà´žà´¤àµ: നിങàµà´™àµ¾ വനàµà´¨àµ പടെകàµà´•àµ അണിനിരനàµà´¨à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ? ഞാൻ ഫെലിസàµà´¤àµà´¯à´¨àµà´‚ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ ശൗലിനàµà´±àµ† ചേവകരàµà´‚ à´…à´²àµà´²à´¯àµ‹? നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´’à´°àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¨àµ† തിരഞàµà´žàµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•àµŠàµ¾à´µà´¿àµ» ; അവൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ ഇറങàµà´™à´¿à´µà´°à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ†.
Jeremiah 20:18
Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, That my days should be consumed with shame?
à´•à´·àµà´Ÿà´µàµà´‚ സങàµà´•à´Ÿà´µàµà´‚ à´…à´¨àµà´à´µà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ ജീവകാലം ലജàµà´œà´¯à´¿àµ½ à´•à´´à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•àµ‚à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ ഉദരതàµà´¤àµ½à´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´ªàµà´±à´¤àµà´¤àµà´µà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµ?
2 Samuel 18:22
And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, "But whatever happens, please let me also run after the Cushite." So Joab said, "Why will you run, my son, since you have no news ready?"
അതിനàµà´¨àµ യോവാബàµ: à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† മകനേ, നീ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഔടàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ? നിനകàµà´•àµ à´ªàµà´°à´¤à´¿à´«à´²à´‚ à´•à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´•à´¯à´¿à´²àµà´²à´²àµà´²àµ‹ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Acts 22:16
And now Why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
ഇനി താമസികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? à´Žà´´àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ‡à´±àµà´±àµ അവനàµà´±àµ† നാം വിളിചàµà´šàµ à´ªàµà´°à´¾àµ¼à´¤àµà´¥à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ à´¸àµà´¨à´¾à´¨à´‚ à´à´±àµà´±àµ നിനàµà´±àµ† പാപങàµà´™à´³àµ† à´•à´´àµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´• à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞഞàµ.
Exodus 5:4
Then the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, Why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your labor."
മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´‚രാജാവൠഅവരോടàµ: മോശേ, അഹരോനേ, നിങàµà´™àµ¾ ജനങàµà´™à´³àµ† വേല മിനകàµà´•àµ†à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† à´Šà´´à´¿à´¯ വേലെകàµà´•àµ പോകàµà´µà´¿àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
John 7:19
Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?"
മോശെ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´‚ തനàµà´¨à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´²àµà´²à´¯àµ‹? à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ നിങàµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ ആരàµà´‚ à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´‚ ആചരികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´²àµà´². നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† കൊലàµà´²àµà´µà´¾àµ» à´…à´¨àµà´µàµ‡à´·à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
Numbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant Moses?"
അവനോടൠഞാൻ à´…à´°àµà´³à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ†à´¯àµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ മറപൊരàµà´³à´¾à´¯à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´²àµà´² à´…à´à´¿à´®àµà´–മായിടàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ à´¸àµà´ªà´·àµà´Ÿà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ à´…à´¤àµà´°àµ‡; അവൻ യഹോവയàµà´Ÿàµ† രൂപം കാണàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´‚. à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ†à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ† നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദാസനായ മോശെകàµà´•àµ വിരോധമായി സംസാരിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» ശങàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¾à´žàµà´žà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
Jeremiah 46:5
Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around," says the LORD.
അവർ à´àµà´°à´®à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ പിനàµà´®à´¾à´±à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¾à´£àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ†à´¨àµà´¤àµ? അവരàµà´Ÿàµ† വീരനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ വെടàµà´Ÿàµ‡à´±àµà´±àµ തിരിഞàµà´žàµà´¨àµ‹à´•àµà´•à´¾à´¤àµ† മണàµà´Ÿàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ! സർവàµà´µà´¤àµà´°à´àµ€à´¤à´¿ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ യഹോവയàµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´°àµà´³à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´Ÿàµ.
2 Samuel 19:25
So it was, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, "Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ അവൻ രാജാവിനെ എതിരേലàµà´ªà´¾àµ» യെരൂശലേമിൽ നിനàµà´¨àµ വനàµà´¨à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ രാജാവൠഅവനോടàµ: മെഫീബോശെതàµà´¤àµ‡, നീ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´•àµ‚ടെ വരാതെയിരàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ചോദിചàµà´šàµ.
Genesis 31:27
Why did you flee away secretly, and steal away from me, and not tell me; for I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with timbrel and harp?
നീ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† തോലàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ രഹസàµà´¯à´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ ഔടിപàµà´ªàµ‹à´•à´¯àµà´‚ ഞാൻ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´‚ സംഗീതതàµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´‚ à´®àµà´°à´œà´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´‚ വീണയോടàµà´‚കൂടെ നിനàµà´¨àµ† അയപàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´•àµà´•à´µà´£àµà´£à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† അറിയികàµà´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚
Judges 13:18
And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?"
യഹോവയàµà´Ÿàµ† ദൂതൻ അവനോടàµ: à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† പേർ ചോദികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? അതൠഅതിശയമàµà´³àµà´³à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Jeremiah 2:36
Why do you gad about so much to change your way? Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria.
നിനàµà´±àµ† വഴിയെ മാറàµà´±àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നീ ഇതàµà´° തെണàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¨à´Ÿà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ†à´¨àµà´¤àµ? à´…à´¶àµà´¶àµ‚à´°à´¿à´™àµà´•àµ½ നീ ലജàµà´œà´¿à´šàµà´šà´¤àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´®à´¿à´™àµà´•à´²àµà´‚ ലജàµà´œà´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´ªàµ‹à´•àµà´‚.
Ruth 1:21
I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"
നിറഞàµà´žà´µà´³à´¾à´¯à´¿ ഞാൻ പോയി, à´’à´´à´¿à´žàµà´žà´µà´³à´¾à´¯à´¿ യഹോവ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† മടകàµà´•à´¿à´µà´°àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; യഹോവ എനികàµà´•àµ വിരോധമായി സാകàµà´·àµ€à´•à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ സർവàµà´µà´¶à´•àµà´¤àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† à´¦àµà´ƒà´–à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ† നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† നൊവൊമി à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ വിളികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
Micah 4:9
Now Why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor.
നീ ഇപàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ ഇതàµà´° ഉറകàµà´•àµ†, നിലവിളികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ? നിനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´•à´¤àµà´¤àµ രാജാവിലàµà´²à´¯àµ‹? നിനàµà´±àµ† മനàµà´¤àµà´°à´¿ നശിചàµà´šàµà´ªàµ‹à´¯àµ‹? ഈറàµà´±àµà´¨àµ‹à´µàµ à´•à´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯à´µà´³àµ†à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† നിനകàµà´•àµ വേദനപിടിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ?
Matthew 9:14
Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?"
യോഹനàµà´¨à´¾à´¨àµà´±àµ† ശിഷàµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ വനàµà´¨àµ: à´žà´™àµà´™à´³àµà´‚ പരീശനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚ വളരെ ഉപവസികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; നിനàµà´±àµ† ശിഷàµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ ഉപവസികàµà´•à´¾à´¤àµà´¤à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ചോദിചàµà´šàµ.
2 Samuel 18:11
So Joab said to the man who told him, "You just saw him! And Why did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a belt."
യോവാബൠതനàµà´¨àµ† അറിയിചàµà´šà´µà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ: നീ അവനെ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ അവിടെവെചàµà´šàµà´¤à´¨àµà´¨àµ‡ വെടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµà´•à´³à´¯à´¾à´žàµà´žà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? ഞാൻ നിനകàµà´•àµ പതàµà´¤àµ ശേകàµà´•àµ†àµ½ വെളàµà´³à´¿à´¯àµà´‚ ഒരൠഅരകàµà´•à´šàµà´šà´¯àµà´‚ തരàµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µà´²àµà´²àµ‹ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
1 Chronicles 21:3
And Joab answered, "May the LORD make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?"
അതിനàµà´¨àµ യോവാബàµ: യഹോവ തനàµà´±àµ† ജനതàµà´¤àµ† ഉളàµà´³à´¤à´¿àµ½ നൂറിരടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿ വർദàµà´§à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ†; à´Žà´™àµà´•à´¿à´²àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† യജമാനനായ രാജാവേ, അവർ à´’à´•àµà´•àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ യജമാനനàµà´±àµ† ദാസനàµà´®à´¾à´°à´²àµà´²à´¯àµ‹? യജമാനൻ à´ˆ കാരàµà´¯à´‚ à´…à´¨àµà´µàµ‡à´·à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡à´²à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´•àµà´±àµà´±à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† കാരണമായി തീരàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
Matthew 17:10
And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
ശിഷàµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ അവനോടàµ: à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ à´à´²àµ€à´¯à´¾à´µàµ à´®àµà´®àµà´ªàµ† വരേണàµà´Ÿà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ശാസàµà´¤àµà´°à´¿à´®à´¾àµ¼ പറയàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ചോദിചàµà´šàµ.
Job 3:20
"Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,
à´…à´°à´¿à´·àµà´Ÿà´¨àµ à´ªàµà´°à´•à´¾à´¶à´µàµà´‚ à´¦àµà´ƒà´–ിതനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ ജീവനàµà´‚ കൊടàµà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ†à´¨àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµ?
Numbers 22:37
Then Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not earnestly send to you, calling for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?"
ബാലാൿ ബിലെയാമിനോടàµ: ഞാൻ നിനàµà´¨àµ† വിളിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» ആളയചàµà´šà´¿à´²àµà´²à´¯àµ‹? നീ വരാതിരàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ? നിനàµà´¨àµ† ബഹàµà´®à´¾à´¨à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» എനികàµà´•àµ കഴികയിലàµà´²à´¯àµ‹ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ പറഞàµà´žà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ബിലെയാം ബാലാകàµà´•à´¿à´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ:
Exodus 14:5
Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"
അവർ à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† ചെയàµà´¤àµ. ജനം ഔടിപàµà´ªàµ‹à´¯à´¿ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´‚രാജാവിനàµà´¨àµ അറിവൠകിടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ ജനതàµà´¤àµ† സംബനàµà´§à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ ഫറവോനàµà´±àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´àµƒà´¤àµà´¯à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´Ÿàµ†à´¯àµà´‚ മനസàµà´¸àµà´®à´¾à´±à´¿: യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡à´²àµà´¯à´°àµ† നമàµà´®àµà´Ÿàµ† അടിമവേലയിൽനിനàµà´¨àµ വിടàµà´Ÿà´¯à´šàµà´šàµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žàµà´µà´²àµà´²àµ‹; നാം à´ˆ ചെയàµà´¤à´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ അവർ പറഞàµà´žàµ.