What is the difference between (почему?) And (зачем?) ?
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"почему" is the question of reason:
- Почему ты купил лекарство?(WHY did you buy medicine?)
- Потому что моя мама больна.(Because my mom is sick.)
"зачем" is the question of goal:
- Зачем ты купил лекарство?(FOR WHAT did you buy medicine?)
- За тем, чтобы моя мама выздоровела.(For my mom gets recovered after sickness)
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почему لماذا
зачем لاجل ماذا
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ADD to the previous answer:
With inanimate being you more often use ПОЧЕМУ.
ЗАЧЕМ is for purpose
ПОЧЕМУ is for reason (mostly in the past - reasons that led to some result)
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I'd say there is no difference between generaly and you can use bith of them as synonyms. But зачем could be used for expression wonder or discontent. Compere these:
— почему ты выбросил хлеб (neutral question, asking person wants to know the reason) — потому что он испортился.
— зачем ты выбросил хлеб? (more indignation, that could mean that asking person had some purpose on the bread) Ты что, не знал, что я хотел сделать из него гренки.
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