JLPT N5 Beginner
如何して
「どうして」
why, for what reason, or how come
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1 Adverb
"Why?"
Functions as a standard interrogative adverb to inquire about the causes, reasons, or motives behind an event or state.
Example
どうして 日本語 を 勉強して いる ん です か 。
Why are you studying Japanese?
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2 Adverb
"How?" / "In what way?"
Focuses on the means or path by which a certain state was achieved, often overlapping with the concept of “how is it possible.”
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