"почему-то" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Russian]

IPA: [pət͡ɕɪˈmu‿tə] Audio: Ru-почему-то.ogg Forms: почему́ -то [canonical], počemú-to [romanization]
Etymology: From почему́ (počemú) + -то (-to). Etymology templates: {{af|ru|почему́|-то}} почему́ (počemú) + -то (-to) Head templates: {{ru-adv|почему́-то}} почему́-то • (počemú-to)
  1. for some reason, somewhy Related terms: почему́ (počemú)
    Sense id: en-почему-то-ru-adv-qMxK-u6C Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms suffixed with -то

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          "text": "Жены нет? — почему-то тоскливо спросил Пилат, не понимая, что с ним происходит.\nŽeny net? — počemu-to tosklivo sprosil Pilat, ne ponimaja, što s nim proisxodit.",
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