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Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *radi.
Pronunciation
Preposition
заради́ • (zaradí)
- because of, due to
- for (someone)'s sake
- instead of
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Preposition
заради • (zaradi)
- because of
- for the sake of, for the purposes of
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From за- + ради.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zâradi/
- Hyphenation: за‧ра‧ди
Preposition
за̏ради (Latin spelling zȁradi)
- {{lb|sh|archaic|expressivel} for, because of, for the sake of
Synonyms
References
- “заради”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *radi.
Pronunciation
Preposition
зара́ди • (zarády) (+ genitive case)
- for the sake of
- Synonyms: для (dlja), за́для (zádlja)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “заради”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “заради”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “заради”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)