What does зачем in Russian mean?
What is the meaning of the word зачем in Russian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use зачем in Russian.
The word зачем in Russian means what for, why, to what end. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word зачем
what foradverb (For what reason; why) Зачем тебе второй велосипед? Отдай его мне! What for do you need a second bicycle? Give it to me! |
whyadverb (for what reason) Том спросил Мэри, зачем она покупает столько еды. Tom asked Mary why she was buying so much food. |
to what endadverb (for what purpose) И вы туда поехали зачем? And you went there to what end? |
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Зачем ты позволяешь ей разрушать то, что есть между нами? why do you let her destroy things between us like this? |
“Во-первых, зачем они замуж не выходят?” ‘In the first place, why don’t they get married?’ |
Зачем это нужно, если пациент уже доведен до кататонического состояния? What's the necessity, when the patient is already passive to the point of catatonia? |
И зачем, если подозревает о ее намерениях, попросил остаться? And why, if he suspected her intentions, would he ask her to remain in his home? |
Зачем мы прячемся? What are we hiding for? |
— Зачем они уничтожили мой дом? “Why did they destroy my home?” |
Зачем ты мне это рассказываешь? Why are you telling me this? |
А, собственно, я и сам не знаю, зачем страхую свое имущество. To be honest, I don't even know why I get insurance for my possessions. |
Но потом, она объяснила, зачем делает это, и для меня это обрело смысл, больше, чем все остальное в жизни. But then she explains why and it makes more sense to me than anything else in my life. |
Зачем тебе хотеть быть нормальной? Why would you ever want to be normal? |
Люди не могут понять, зачем он с ней. PEOPLE cannot figure out why he is with her. |
Зачем он здесь? Why is he here? |
зачем (тогда) ты явилась в страну, откуда нет возврата? How could your heart take you on a road that he who goes it travels not back?” |
И к тому же, зачем нужны Проводники Гостеприимства, если на планету не допускаются гости? And why were there Hospitality Guides when the planet allowed no visitors? |
Зачем человеку понадобилось бежать с желанной женщиной, а потом убить ее? Why should a man make plans to run off with a desirable woman and, in the very act of doing so, murder her? |
Зачем Сандра проникла в клинику и что унесла оттуда в белом пакете? Why did Sandra break into the clinic and what did she take with her in the plastic bag? |
И поэтому еще больше причин знать, зачем я ее ищу. Well, all the more reason I should know why I'm looking for it. |
Зачем даже здесь нам оставлена свобода воли? Why have we been left with freedom of will, even here? |
Зачем было давать нам второй шанс, если конец всё равно был предрешён? Why were we given a second chance if it was always supposed to end like this? |
Знаете, понятия, блядь, не имею зачем. You know, I don't fucking know why I came here. |
Если он не сумеет проскользнуть мимо таких людей, думал Тиян Любич, зачем он так долго прожил? If he couldn’t slip through the likes of those, Tijan Lubic thought, what had he lived this long for? |
"Я спросил украинцев: ""Зачем вы хотите присвоить мое имя мосту?" I asked the Ukrainians: “Why do you want to put my name on this bridge? |
Зачем тебе выходить замуж за лорда Дьюнедена – или кого-то другого – прямо сейчас? Why should you marry Lord Duneden—or anyone else—just now? |
Кто эта женщина и зачем ей представляться работником Консульства? Who is this woman and why would she impersonate a consulate officer? |
Тогда зачем они туда едут? Then why did they not coming? |
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