"зачем" meaning in All languages combined

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      "expansion": "Univerbation of за чем (za čem)",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of за чем (za čem), from the preposition за (za) + чем (čem), instrumental singular of что (što, “what”). This was originally marked as Saint Petersburg dialect, while in Moscow зачто́ (zaštó) was used as late as the 18th century.",
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      "form": "заче́м",
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      "form": "začém",
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "začém-to",
      "word": "заче́м-то"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "otčevó",
      "word": "отчего́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "počemú",
      "word": "почему́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "na figá",
      "word": "на фига́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "na xrená",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "на хрена́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "na xujá",
      "word": "на хуя́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "na xerá",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "на хера́"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        {
          "english": "Why are you calling her? Her phone ran out of charge.",
          "roman": "Začém ty jej zvoníšʹ? U nejó telefón razrjadílsja.",
          "text": "Заче́м ты ей звони́шь? У неё телефо́н разряди́лся.",
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        "why, what for (for what purpose, to what end, with what goal)"
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          "why",
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        "(interrogative) why, what for (for what purpose, to what end, with what goal)"
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        "interrogative"
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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        {
          "english": "It's hard to explain to children why they need to brush their teeth.",
          "roman": "Malyšám trúdno obʺjasnítʹ, začém núžno čístitʹ zúby.",
          "text": "Малыша́м тру́дно объясни́ть, заче́м ну́жно чи́стить зу́бы.",
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          "why"
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          "what for"
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        "(indicative) why, what for (for what purpose, to what end, with what goal)"
      ],
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        "indicative"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[zɐˈt͡ɕem]"
    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "začě́m",
      "word": "зачѣ́мъ — Pre-reform orthography (1918)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "зачем"
}

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  ],
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      "roman": "začém-to",
      "word": "заче́м-то"
    },
    {
      "roman": "otčevó",
      "word": "отчего́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "počemú",
      "word": "почему́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "na figá",
      "word": "на фига́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "na xrená",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "на хрена́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "na xujá",
      "word": "на хуя́"
    },
    {
      "roman": "na xerá",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "на хера́"
    }
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          "english": "Why are you calling her? Her phone ran out of charge.",
          "roman": "Začém ty jej zvoníšʹ? U nejó telefón razrjadílsja.",
          "text": "Заче́м ты ей звони́шь? У неё телефо́н разряди́лся.",
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        "(interrogative) why, what for (for what purpose, to what end, with what goal)"
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          "text": "Малыша́м тру́дно объясни́ть, заче́м ну́жно чи́стить зу́бы.",
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        "(indicative) why, what for (for what purpose, to what end, with what goal)"
      ],
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        "indicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[zɐˈt͡ɕem]"
    },
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    {
      "roman": "začě́m",
      "word": "зачѣ́мъ — Pre-reform orthography (1918)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "зачем"
}