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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛsˈveːɡn̩/
- Hyphenation: wes‧we‧gen
Adverb
weswegen
- why, for what reason
Weswegen bist du so spät gekommen?- Why did you come so late?
- wherefore, for which
Er hatte verschlafen, weswegen er den Zug nicht mehr erreichte.- He had overslept, which is why he didn't reach the train.
See also
Further reading
- “weswegen” in Duden online
- “weswegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache