für
German
Alternative forms
- f. (abbreviation)
- vor (obsolete)
- fuer (nonstandard-spelling)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German furi.
Pronunciation
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audio: (file) - Homophone: führ
- Rhymes: -yːɐ̯
Preposition
für (takes accusative)
- for
- Das Geschenk ist für dich.
- The present is for you.
- in favor of, in support of
- Ich bin für die erste Option.
- I'm in favor of the first option.
- by the standards of
- Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch.
- For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
- on behalf of
- Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten.
- My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
- (informal) instead of
- Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen.
- Instead of the trousers [which I chose not to buy], I took the skirt.
- (colloquial, nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
- Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren.
- Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Synonyms
- (in order (to)) um (standard usage)
Derived terms
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
für f
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