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Danish
Pronunciation
Adverb
derfor
- therefore
- (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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Adverb
derfor
- 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
Etymology
From der (“there”) + for (“for”). Akin to English therefore.
Pronunciation
Adverb
derfor
- 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.
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