How to say "Why (for what purpose)" in Russian?

[Zachem]

"Why (for what purpose)" is Зачем in Russian.

Зачем means "Why (for what purpose)" in English.

Word #257 of 6,000 by frequency in Russian.

Зачем ты купил столько еды?

Why did you buy so much food?

• Снова, Again
• Просить, To ask
• Где-то, somewhere
• Вообще, In general
• Пытаться, To try
• Доктор, Doctor
• Итак, so, thus