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Swedish adverb · interjection· top 500 most common

därför

so, for that reason

därför as an adverb

Meaning

so, for that reason

In Swedish: av den orsaken, på grund av detta

därför as an interjection

Meaning

that's why!; because [I say so]!

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What does därför mean?

därför in a sentence

  • Jag missade tåget därför att jag försov mig
    I overslept. That's why I missed the train
  • Varför? - Därför (att jag säger det)! Sluta tjata nu!
    Why? - Because (I say so)! Now stop nagging!

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What does därför mean in English?

därför means “so, for that reason”.

Similar words

för den skullsåledespå grund av

Origin

From Old Swedish þær for, equivalent to där + för.

Nearby common words

därför is number 300 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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