why not

English - Turkish

Definition of why not in English Turkish dictionary

neden olmasın

Neden olmasın? O benden sadece 20 yaş büyük. - Why not? She is just twenty years older than me.

Tom'a söylemeyeceksin, değil mi? Ve neden olmasın? - You aren't going to tell Tom, are you? And why not?

(isim)den olmasın

Related Terms

why do not you reply

niye cevap yazmıyorsun

English - English

Definition of why not in English English dictionary

Used to state that one has no objection to and approves of a proposal

Let's have pizza for lunch. — Yes, why not?.

Why is that not true?

I don't want to go out today. — Why not?.

Used to introduce a proposal

Why not try turning the handle in the other direction to see if that opens the window?.

what's the reason not; how come?

Related Terms

whynot

A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening

Turkish pronunciation

hway nät

Synonyms

why, all right, i don't see why not, ok, how about, what if

Pronunciation

/ˈhwī ˈnät/ /ˈhwaɪ ˈnɑːt/

Etymology

[ 'hwI, 'wI ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English hwy, instrumental case of hwæt what; more at WHAT.

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