何で (Nande) is a Japanese adverb meaning “why?, what for?, how?, by what means?”.
Meanings
- adverbwhy?; what for?
- adverbhow?; by what means?
Examples
なんで聞くの？
Why do you ask?
何でわたしなの？
Why me?
何で目が覚めたの？
What woke you up?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).