English-Finnish translations for what for

• isän kädestä
• miksi
  Miksi teit noin?
  En tiedä, miksi olit kuvitellut polkupyörän olevan punainen.
  Miksi tilasit sen huomiseksi?
• minkä takia
• minkä vuoksi
• mitä varten
  Sanoisin, että kyllä, mutta mitä varten? I would say yes, but what for?
  Loppujen lopuksi kysymys "mitä varten" on myös tärkeä. After all, the question 'what for?' is also important.

Definition of what for

• For what purpose
• For what reason; why
• An unspecified punishment or rebuke

Examples

• What is this tool for?
• Thats what friends are for
• He wants four copies of it? What for?
• Ow! What did you do that for?
• When your dad gets home, hell give you what for.

Related words

• what for|what … for
• give someone what for
• give what for
• what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
• what's in it for me
• for what it's worth
• what are friends for
• for what
• what the fuck for