waarom
Meaning
- why, because of what
- (adverb,form-of,pronominal) pronominal adverb form of om + wat
Frequency
Hyphenated as
waar‧om
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋaːˈrɔm/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch waeromme. Equivalent to a univerbation of waar + om. Compare German warum.
New
om
-
- around, about
- at (a time)
- for (some purpose or object), concerning
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