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darum

adv · /ˈdaːʁʊm/ ·
Etymology

Middle High German darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe, from Old High German dār (“there”) umbi (“around”).

Translation

  1. around it, around that

    Wir wohnen in dem Haus mit dem weißen Zaun darum.

    We live in the house with the white fence around it.

    Du brauchst ihn nur darum zu bitten, die Schulden zu bezahlen.

    You need only ask him to pay the debt.

  2. eo ipso source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. therefore, for that reason

    Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden.

    I like children. That's why I became a teacher.

  4. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)

darum

adj ·

Translation

  1. as a consequence source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. reason source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

darum

intj ·

Translation

  1. because source:wikdict-en-de-stardict