wofür

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voˈfyːɐ̯/

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• Rhymes: -yːɐ̯

Adverb

wofür

1. for what, wherefore

Further reading

• “wofür” in Duden online