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Meaning of derfor | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR A1 Common
ˈd̥eːɐ̯.foɐ̯

Definitions

  1. therefore
  2. for this, for that, for it
    formal

Equivalents

Examples

“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.

“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.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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