"af hverju" meaning in Icelandic

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Adverb

Etymology: Literally “of what” or “due to what”, from af (“of”) and hverju the dative of hvað (“what”). Etymology templates: {{m|is|af||of}} af (“of”), {{m|is|hverju}} hverju, {{m|is|hvað||what}} hvað (“what”) Head templates: {{head|is|adverb|head=af hverju}} af hverju
  1. why? Synonyms: hvers vegna, hví, afhverju [nonstandard], akkuru [slang] Derived forms: af hverju ekki?, sitt af hverju (english: a bit of everything, this and that), sitt af hverju tagi (english: of different kinds)
    Sense id: en-af_hverju-is-adv-9bK5i~RL Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "word": "af hverju ekki?"
        },
        {
          "english": "a bit of everything, this and that",
          "word": "sitt af hverju"
        },
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          "english": "of different kinds",
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        }
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          "english": "Mommy, why is the sky blue?",
          "text": "Mamma, af hverju er himininn blár?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Why do you want to go to Spain? — Why not?",
          "text": "Af hverju viltu fara til Spánar? — Af hverju ekki?",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "Why won't you go to the party?",
          "text": "Af hverju mætirðu ekki í veisluna?",
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    },
    {
      "english": "a bit of everything, this and that",
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    }
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          "english": "Mommy, why is the sky blue?",
          "text": "Mamma, af hverju er himininn blár?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Why do you want to go to Spain? — Why not?",
          "text": "Af hverju viltu fara til Spánar? — Af hverju ekki?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Why won't you go to the party?",
          "text": "Af hverju mætirðu ekki í veisluna?",
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