derfor

See also: derför

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thær for, ther fore, þær for. Compare Swedish därför, German dafür.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥eːɐ̯.foɐ̯/

Adverb

derfor

1. therefore
2. (formal) 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.

   • 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.

See also

• således
• følgelig
• alligevel
• herfor
• for det

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdærfɔr/

Adverb

derfor

1. therefore

   Jeg tenker, derfor er jeg.

   I think, therefore I am.

   Det regna, derfor tok han med seg paraplyen.

   It was raining, therefore he brought his umbrella.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• difor
• dæffer (Trøndelag)

Etymology

From der (“there”) +‎ for (“for”). Akin to English therefore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdærfɔr/

Adverb

derfor

1. therefore

   Eg tenkjer, derfor er eg.

   I think, therefore I am.

   Det regna, derfor tok han med seg paraplyen.

   It was raining, therefore he brought his umbrella.

References

• “derfor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.