darum
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Middle High German darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe, from Old High German dār (“there”) umbi (“around”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
darum
- 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.
- therefore, for that reason
- Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden.
- I like children. That's why I became a teacher.
- because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
daru + -m (“my”, possessive suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
darum
- first-person singular single-possession possessive of daru
Usage notes edit
For the possessive of daru in the sense “crane bird”, see darvam.
Declension edit
| 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 edit
Noun edit
darum
Tiruray edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀum.
Noun edit
darum