"зачем" meaning in Russian

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  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of the phrase 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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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "začém-to",
      "word": "заче́м-то"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "otčevó",
      "word": "отчего́"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "počemú",
      "word": "почему́"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "na figá",
      "word": "на фига́"
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      "roman": "na xrená",
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      "word": "на хрена́"
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      "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.",
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        "(interrogative) why, what for (for what purpose, to what end, with what goal)"
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          "english": "It's hard to explain to children why they need to brush their teeth.",
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      "roman": "začě́m",
      "word": "зачѣ́мъ — Pre-reform orthography (1918)"
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  "word": "зачем"
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          "roman": "Začém ty jej zvoníšʹ? U nejó telefón razrjadílsja.",
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