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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkomo
"¿Cómo resuelves este problema?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In what manner or way.
"How do you solve this problem?"
- 1
Used to introduce a clause that expresses a manner or condition.
"I don't know how you did it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'how' originates from Old English 'hū', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*huwiz' and the Proto-Indo-European '*kʲewh₁-', meaning 'in what way'. Over time, it has evolved to express manner, condition, and degree in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "How" is said worldwide
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Comment
Transliteration: komɑ̃
"Comment résolvez-vous ce problème ?"
Wie
Transliteration: viː
"Wie lösen Sie dieses Problem?"
Come
Transliteration: ˈkome
"Come risolvi questo problema?"
Cómo
Transliteration: ˈkomo
"¿Cómo resuelves este problema?"
Como
Transliteration: ˈkomu
"Como você resolve este problema?"
कैसे
Transliteration: kaise
"आप यह समस्या कैसे हल करते हैं?"
怎么
Transliteration: zěnme
"你是怎么解决这个问题的？"
어떻게
Transliteration: eotteoke
"이 문제를 어떻게 해결합니까?"
どうやって
Transliteration: dōyatte
"この問題をどうやって解決しますか？"
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