Why come
No I mean that was my answer
Why come
"How come" sounds a bit argumentative to my ear. Worse, the words don't make sense.
"Come over here"
"How come?"
"....walk, I guess?"
I have no idea what this thread was about, thought when entering this thread, and happened to see you post in Japanese.
To say the least, I am lost.
"For what" sounds short also, yes. I would be most likely to say "I'm in the middle of something, can it wait?" ...or just walk over without saying anything. It depends a bit who's asking, though.
And the point of my example was really to point out that the phrase doesn't really make sense, which is an occasional pet peeve of mine. :)
"Why?" or "How Come?" Which sounds nicer to the receivers ear?
Depends on context and the situation.
It definitely depends on the situation. Lets say its your boss asking you to do something, and you want to know why it is that you are doing it; for the sake of experience.
I just feel that Why? is short for responding to a request, and there may be alternatives that I cant think of. I always like to know the purpose of an action.I guess Japanese is interesting here because there are so many more ways you can respond than in English. Or maybe my inexperience with the language is just making me think that there is.
I guess Japanese is interesting here because there are so many more ways you can respond than in English. Or maybe my inexperience with the language is just making me think that there is.
Lets say its your boss asking you to do something, and you want to know why it is that you are doing it; for the sake of experience.To a boss, I would definitely say "Sure, but why do you ask?" or something. "How come" isn't always going to come across as polite.
Wish I put more effort in learning Japanese. I know like... a bunch of random words, but like with most languages, I don't know crap for verbs or grammar. Probably because I struggled with even Grade 1 Kanji beyond numbers.
I think "why is that" sounds better than "how come" or just "why".
Another approach is to incorporate context into the question.
What is the cause of...
What is the reason for...
To a boss, I would definitely say "Sure, but why do you ask?" or something. "How come" isn't always going to come across as polite.
Honestly, I prefer to learn to speakI think this is usually why people say it's easier to learn a language if you're living in the country that language is fluent. Like zero reason in my life to actually speak Japanese, but I like to watch karaoke streams on Youtube which and I'd like to understand what streamers are saying a little bit more than I already do. The reason I don't is really just laziness.