What does なんで mean?
なんで is a Japanese adverb meaning “why” in English. It is written as なんで in hiragana, and nande in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
なんで昨日来なかったの？
Why didn't you come yesterday?
なんでそんなに急いでいるの？
Why are you in such a hurry?