چرا و چطور
Why and How
Answer a چرا question with چون (because): چون گرسنه نیستم.
How It Works
Put the question word where the answer would go and finish with the verb.
| Word | Asks | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| چرا | why | چرا دیروز نیامدی؟ | Why didn't you come yesterday? |
| چطور | how | این را چطور می‌گویید؟ | How do you say this? |
| چون | because | چون مریض بودم. | Because I was sick. |
The answer to چرا usually starts with چون: چرا خوشحال استی؟ چون فردا جمعه است. (Why are you happy? Because tomorrow is Friday.)
چطور also asks about a state: هوا در کابل چطور است؟ means How is the weather in Kabul? The greeting چطور استید؟ has its own entry.
The question word can follow the subject: تو چرا نان نمی‌خوری؟ The meaning stays the same.
Examples (5)
- چرا امروز به مکتب نرفتی؟
Why didn't you go to school today?
چرا opens the question and asks for a reason.
- چرا نان نمی‌خوری؟
Why aren't you eating?
چرا works with a present verb too.
- این را به دری چطور می‌گویید؟
How do you say this in Dari?
چطور asks for the way something is said.
- از هرات به کابل چطور می‌روید؟
How do you get from Herat to Kabul?
چطور asks for the way to travel.
- چطور قابلی پلو می‌پزی؟
How do you cook Kabuli palaw?
چطور asks how something is made.
Common Mistakes
Answering a چرا question with چرا.
چرا دیروز نیامدی؟ چرا مریض بودم.چرا دیروز نیامدی؟ چون مریض بودم.چرا asks why. The answer usually starts with چون.
How It Connects
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Why and how are more question words like what and where.
Related Patterns
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