warum

Meaning

why; for what reason

Concepts

why

wherefore

how

how come

what for

for what purpose

why so

why

why

in what way

by what means

for what reason

why the reason why

Synonyms

weshalb

weswegen

aus welchem Grunde

woher

wieso

aus welchem Grund

wie

wozu

was

wofür

damit

deshalb

womit

wie nur

wie kommt es,dass

weil

wie kommt es dass

welchen

welches

wer

um zu

Translations

pourquoi

por qué

perché

waarom

γιατί

porqué

cur

por que

perche

neden

niçin

por quê

per què

Dialects

Zürich

warum

Basel-Stadt

worum

Graubünden

warum

Basel-Landschaft

werum

Basel-Landschaft

worum

Basel-Landschaft

wurum

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaˈʁʊm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: warumme, war umme, warumbe, war umbe

Inherited from Old High German: wār umbe

Cognate with Dutch: waarom

In summary

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.

Sentences

Warum brauchen wir sie ?

Why do we need them?

Warum ist die Festplatte denn schon wieder voll ?

Why is the hard drive full again?

Warum nur werktags ?

Why only on weekdays?

Warum waren wir seinerzeit gegen den Euro ?

Why were we against the euro at the time?

Das erklärt auch , warum er einen Strahlenschutzanzug trug .

This also explains why he was wearing a radiation protection suit.

Das dürfte erklären , warum diese Strategie nur von Marktführern und Monopolisten angewendet wird .

This should explain why this strategy is only used by market leaders and monopolists.