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wofür

adv · /voˈfyːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

Compare Dutch waarvoor (“for what”), English wherefore, Danish hvorfor (“why”), Norwegian Bokmål hvorfor (“why”), Norwegian Nynorsk korfor, kvifor (“why”), Swedish varför (“why”).

Translation

  1. for what, wherefore, why

    Wofür brauchst du dieses Geld?

    What do you need the money for?

    Wofür brauchst du das Geld denn?

    What do you need the money for?

    Wofür hast du es gekauft?

    What did you buy it for?

wofür

adj ·

Translation

  1. for what source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. for what; what … for source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

wofür

conj ·

Translation

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