γιατί

Greek

Etymology

From για (gia, “for”) + τί (tí, “what”). Compare similar constructions in the Romance languages: Italian perché, Spanish por qué, French pourquoi.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -i

Adverb

γιατί • (giatí)

  1. (interrogative) why
    Γιατί είσαι εδώ; ― Giatí eísai edó? ― Why are you here?
    Ξέρεις γιατί δεν ήρθαν; ― Xéreis giatí den írthan? ― Do you know why they did not come?

Conjunction

γιατί • (giatí)

  1. because
    Δεν πήγα, γιατί είμαι άρρωστος. ― Den píga, giatí eímai árrostos. ― I did not go, because I was sick.

Synonyms

Noun

γιατί • (giatí) n (indeclinable)

  1. why
    Θέλω να μάθω το γιατί. ― Thélo na mátho to giatí. ― I want to discover why.
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