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darum

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See also: darům, dārum, and dārûm

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːʁʊm/, /daːˈʁʊm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊm

Adverb

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darum

  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.
  2. therefore, for that reason
    Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden.
    I like children. That's why I became a teacher.
  3. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • darum” in Duden online
  • darum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

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Etymology

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daru +‎ -m (my, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɒrum]
  • Hyphenation: da‧rum

Noun

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darum

  1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of daru

Usage notes

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For the possessive of daru in the sense “crane bird”, see darvam.

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative darum
accusative darumat
dative darumnak
instrumental darummal
causal-final darumért
translative darummá
terminative darumig
essive-formal darumként
essive-modal darumul
inessive darumban
superessive darumon
adessive darumnál
illative darumba
sublative darumra
allative darumhoz
elative darumból
delative darumról
ablative darumtól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
darumé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
daruméi

Old English

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Noun

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darum

  1. dative plural of daru

Tiruray

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀum.

Noun

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darum

  1. needle