warum
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German warumme, war umme, warumbe, war umbe, from Old High German wār umbe. Equivalent to wo (“where”) + um (“in order to, for the purpose of”), thus “for what purpose”. Doublet of worum, but with the older vocalism preserved. Compare Dutch waarom, which has both meanings.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /vaˈʁʊm/ (usual)
- IPA(key): /ˈvaː.ʁʊm/ (never in isolation, but sometimes triggered by the intonation of a sentence)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʊm
Adverb[edit]
warum
- why; for what reason
- warum ist die Banane krumm – why is the banana bent
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Noun[edit]
warum
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