потому

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of the preposition по (po, “according to”) + тому́ (tomú), dative singular of тот (tot, “that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pətɐˈmu]

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• Homophone: по тому́ (po tomú)

Adverb

потому́ • (potomú)

1. therefore, because of that, consequently

   Synonyms: поэ́тому (poétomu), сле́довательно (slédovatelʹno)

   и потому́

   i potomú

   and consequently

Derived terms

• потому́ что (potomú što, “because”)
• потому́чка (potomúčka, “a person who answers questions”)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈtɔmʊ]

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Adverb

пото́му • (potómu)

1. (colloquial) later

   Synonym: по́тім (pótim)