darum

See also: darům, dārum, and dārûm

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/

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• Rhymes: -ʊm

Adverb

darum

1. 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.

2. therefore, for that reason

   Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden.

   I like children. That's why I became a teacher.

3. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)

Synonyms

• deshalb

Further reading

• “darum” in Duden online
• “darum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Etymology

daru ‎ -m (“my”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɒrum]
• Hyphenation: da‧rum

Noun

darum

1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of daru

Usage notes

For the possessive of daru in the sense “crane bird”, see darvam.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	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

1. dative plural of daru

Tiruray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀum.

Noun

darum

1. needle