Kenapa in English

kenapa means why in Indonesian. Pronounced keh-NAH-pah.

Example

Kenapa kamu sedih?
Why are you sad?

Usage

'Why' (casual). The formal version is 'mengapa'. Both are correct; 'kenapa' is far more common in speech.

Related words in "questions"

• apa — what
• siapa — who
• di mana — where
• kapan — when
• berapa — how much
• bagaimana — how

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