"なぜこまっていますか？"

Translation: Why are you troubled?

[darthoctopus]

何故困っていますか

[Wayne427822]

I was under the impression that なぜ is usually written as kana.

[small_jip]

You would be correct. 何故 is usually used in formal writing

[MaynardHogg]

Check at jisho.org. IIRC the word is on the list of words to be written in kana.

Literary works are not covered. 対象外

[MaynardHogg]

Lose the kanji version.

[Omri506711]

Is there any difference between naze and doushite?

[908Kiccha]

Naze is more polite

[YAYOyamasa]

OK I make a mistake

[Marknld]

I consulted a Japanese friend. He said: naze is a more rhetorical 'why,' doushite is a more empathic 'why', and nande is a more common 'why'. For daily use, consider using nande as default.

[Albur_Godwin]

Do you really mean empathic or were you intending to say emphatic? No offence, I just want to make sure!

[MaynardHogg]

I would prefer どうして here.

Or とうないして.

[the_informasian]

I submitted "why are you worried?" And was told it should be "why are you troubled". Is there a functional difference between the two? (I realize there is a separate word for "to worry".)

[dancekick90]

It's a hard to explain difference, but i would say that it is a slight difference. Worried conveys something like anxiety, like a worry about a your family or friends. I'm worried about my friends in Houston.
Troubled doesn't necessarily convey a meaning of anxiety. I'm troubled about this problem, but it doesn't worry me.

[animatrix1490]

What about "upset"?

[MaynardHogg]

More like "vexed" or "perturbed."

[MaynardHogg]

Your last sentence is excellent.

[akoakini]

Komaru is to be troubled or in trouble

[MaynardHogg]

Refer back to the discussion about how translating 困っている as Duolingo's "I'm in trouble" instead of "I am troubled" can get you into, um, trouble.

[oskalingo]

What's troubling you?

[DEcobra11]

Because I laughed at the dog that sells hats :(

[ChrisBanci]

why are you in trouble?

[JackRussian]

I suggest the translation might mean "Why are you upset?"

Americans at least would not usually say, "Why are you troubled?" We might say "What's troubling you?" Or perhaps, colloquially, "What's the trouble?"

[gabchan]

何故困　っていますか？

なぜこまっていますか？

[sotnosen93]

Note that 何故/なぜ is usually written in kana only though.

[Nivkotzer]

Is there a difference between なぜ and なに?

[NikRamakrishnan]

何 is "what" and なぜ is "why."

[dvlcube]

Isn't "what's troubling you" more appropriate?

[T33K3SS3LCH3N]

I'm troubled because I had to respond to this question like five times in the past minute. Come on Duolingo.

[MaynardHogg]

Vexed. Among other words not suitable for a family venue.

[kokaku]

since it's こまって, isn't that past tense and should the English be were you troubled?

[JackRussian]

I think you are thinking of "困った" the てい is showing something similar to progressive tense, as in occurring now. Take another look.

[MaynardHogg]

Look for forum post about why the ている form is not always "progressive." Sometimes, depending on the semantics of the verb, it's more like "present perfect."

[Leoyah56]

a correct answer is: why are you in trouble, because こまって it might be " at the present " or " to be about to " ( however this is an opinion of mine, are you agree with ? )

[Jerkysans]

What is the difference between 何で and 何故？