Etymology

From Old DanishCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Danish#DERFORCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Danish#DERFOR thær for, ther fore, þær for. Compare Swedish därför, German dafür.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥eːɐ̯.foɐ̯/Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#DERFOR

Adverb

derforCategory:Danish lemmas#DERFORCategory:Danish adverbs#DERFORCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#DERFORCategory:Pages with entries#DERFORCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DERFOR

1. therefore
2. (formalCategory:Danish formal terms#DERFOR) for this, for that, for it
   • 1908, Ugeskrift for läger:

     Hvis jeg virkelig har voldt en saadan Forsmædelse, som Etatsraad Hoff skriver, maa han i første Række takke sig selv derfor.

     If I have truly caused such humiliation as etatsraad Hoff writes, then he must, first and foremost, thank himself for this.

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   • 1980, Ministerialtidende for Kongeriget Danmark, Denmark:

     I arresthuse (Københavns fængsler) kan institutionens leder tillade udlevering af båndoptagere med mikrofon, såfremt omstændighederne i det enkelte tilfælde taler derfor.

     In arrest houses (the prisons of Copenhagen), the leader of the institution may permit the handing out of tape recorders with microphones, if the circumstances of the individual case call for it.

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References

• “derfor” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “derfor” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdærfɔr/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#DERFOR

Adverb

derforCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#DERFORCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adverbs#DERFORCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#DERFORCategory:Pages with entries#DERFORCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DERFOR

1. therefore

   Jeg tenker, derfor er jeg.

   I think, therefore I am.

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   Det regna, derfor tok han med seg paraplyen.

   It was raining, therefore he brought his umbrella.

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Alternative forms

• difor
• dæffer (Trøndelag)

Etymology

From der (“there”) +‎ for (“for”)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms#DERFOR. Akin to English therefore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdærfɔr/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#DERFOR

Adverb

derforCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#DERFORCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adverbs#DERFORCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#DERFORCategory:Pages with entries#DERFORCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DERFOR

1. therefore

   Eg tenkjer, derfor er eg.

   I think, therefore I am.

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   Det regna, derfor tok han med seg paraplyen.

   It was raining, therefore he brought his umbrella.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#DERFOR

References

• “derfor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.