काहे

Asking Why

Level 1Sounds Like kāhē

काहे asks why.

How It Works

काहे means why. It sits before the verb and stays the same for every person.

Question	Answer
लइका काहे रोवत बा?	ओकरा भूख लागल बा।
तू काहे ना अइलऽ?	हमार तबीयत ठीक ना रहे।

It combines with ना: तू काहे ना अइबऽ? (Why won't you come?)

The answer can begin with काहे कि, which means because. Do not use काहे to mean because; it only asks.

You may see काहें in some writing. It is the same word.

लइका काहे रोवत बा?
Why is the child crying?
काहे before the verb.
तू काहे ना अइबऽ?
Why won't you come?
काहे before ना.
ऊ काहे हँसत बाड़ी?
Why is she laughing?
काहे with a progressive verb.
रउआ काहे हँसत बानी?
Why are you laughing?
काहे with the respectful रउआ.
तू रोज काहे ना आवेलऽ?
Why don't you come every day?
काहे before ना and a habit verb.

Using Hindi क्यों.
तू क्यों रोवत बाड़ऽ?
तू काहे रोवत बाड़ऽ?
The Bhojpuri word is काहे.

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काहेLevel 1Asking Why

काहे is a question word, placed in a sentence the way का is.

काहे

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