af hverju
See also: afhverju
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- afhverju (nonstandard)
- akkuru (slang)
Etymology
Literally “of what” or “due to what”, from af (“of”) and hverju the dative of hvað (“what”).
Adverb
af hverju
- why?
- Synonyms: hvers vegna, hví
- Mamma, af hverju er himininn blár?
- Mommy, why is the sky blue?
- Af hverju viltu fara til Spánar? — Af hverju ekki?
- Why do you want to go to Spain? — Why not?
- Af hverju mætirðu ekki í veisluna?
- Why won't you go to the party?
Derived terms
- af hverju ekki?
- sitt af hverju (a bit of everything, this and that)
- sitt af hverju tagi (of different kinds)