How come Meaning in English
expression
ˈhaʊ/ /ˈkəm
HOW-kuhm
hˈaʊ/ /kˈʌm
HOW-kum
التعريف
A casual way to ask why something happened or is true; similar to 'why', but more informal and often expressing surprise.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Very informal, mostly in spoken English. Used when you want to sound surprised or curious. Usually starts a question, but never followed by 'do/does/did' (e.g., 'How come you left early?' not 'How come did you leave early?'). Not used in formal writing.
Spanish: ¿por qué - cómo es quePortuguese (BR): por que - como assimPortuguese (PT): por que - como é queChinese (Simplified): 为什么Chinese (Traditional): 為什麼Hindi: कैसे - ऐसा कैसेArabic: لماذا - كيف ذلكBengali: কেন - কীভাবেRussian: почему - как такJapanese: どうして - なんでVietnamese: sao lại - tại saoKorean: 왜 - 어떻게 된 거야Turkish: nasıl olur - nedenUrdu: کیوں - کیسےIndonesian: kok - kenapa
جمل نموذجية
How come you are so quiet today?
basic
How come there is no milk in the fridge?
basic
How come you didn't call me last night?
basic
How come nobody told me about the meeting?
natural
How come you never eat vegetables?
natural
How come it's raining again?
natural