Top 500adverb

заче́м

[zɐˈt͡ɕem]why, what for

Frequency rank #186 About 1 in every 1,600 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.

зачем #186

Meaning

Заче́м ты ей звони́шь? У неё телефо́н разряди́лся.

Why are you calling her? Her phone ran out of charge.

Малыша́м тру́дно объясни́ть, заче́м ну́жно чи́стить зу́бы.

It's hard to explain to children why they need to brush their teeth.

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