darum
German
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) darumb
- (colloquial) drum
- d'rum
Etymology
Middle High German darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe, from Old High German dār (“there”) umbi (“around”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːʁʊm/, /daːˈʁʊm/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʊm
Adverb
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
- because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)
Further reading
Hungarian
Etymology
daru + -m (“my”, possessive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɒrum]
- Hyphenation: da‧rum
Noun
darum
- first-person singular single-possession possessive of daru
Usage notes
For the possessive of daru in the sense “crane bird”, see darvam.
Declension
| 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
Noun
darum
- dative plural of daru
Tiruray
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀum.
Noun
darum