af hverju

See also: afhverju

Icelandic

Alternative forms

afhverju (nonstandard)
akkuru (slang)

Etymology

Literally “of what” or “due to what”, from af (“of”) and hverju the dative of hvað (“what”).

Adverb

why?
Synonyms: hvers vegna, hví

Mamma, af hverju er himininn blár?
Mommy, why is the sky blue?

Af hverju viltu fara til Spánar? — Af hverju ekki?
Why do you want to go to Spain? — Why not?

Af hverju mætirðu ekki í veisluna?
Why won't you go to the party?

Derived terms

af hverju ekki?
sitt af hverju (a bit of everything, this and that)
sitt af hverju tagi (of different kinds)

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