щай

/[ʃːaj]/ 2 [ščay] Add audio
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🌐 Translations
Russian
1) почему, отчего, по какой причине; 2) зачем, для чего, что
English
📚 Grammar Information
Part of Speech
Adverb
Phonology
Pattern: CVC
Syllables: 1
ASCII: shchay
Class-based
No
Adverb Category
Grammatical adverb
System Information
Database ID 286537
Fixed/Locked Yes
Created 2026-06-10 15:13
Attestation Count 2535
Morphology & Forms