出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/26 23:43 UTC 版)
Earliest use in its modern form can also be found in The Trial of Titus Oates, referring to a trial that took place in 1685:
In this text, it also co-occurs with forms such as "How come she to lie there?" and "How come you to remember those Days of the Month?".
Compare West Frisian hoe kom (“how come”), Dutch hoe komt het (“how comes it; why”), Afrikaans hoekom (“how come; why”).
According to Partridge's slang dictionary: US English, 1848, probably from older forms such as "How comes it that... ?" or "How does it come that... ?" and "How did it come to be like this?"
how come
How come differs from why in that the word order of the question is the same as that of a statement. Compare:
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どのよう
what way
どの様に
どうするの
どうするの
How’s everything?
How did you come?
どうなさいますか
How now, Nakakuni?
What can have become of him?
I wonder what can have become of him.
why
why
How did you find it?
How did you fare?
Well?
なに、どうしたって
どのようにやっても
どの様に
How’s everything?
How did you come?
How is that?
How is that?
でもどうやって?
But how?
どのよう
どうするの?
どうするの?
どうするの
どうするの
どうやるの?
どうなさいますか
What can have become of him?
I wonder what can have become of him.
なにそれ?