потому

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of the preposition по (po, “according to”) + тому́ (tomú), dative singular of тот (tot, “that”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pətɐˈmu]
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Homophones: по тому́ (po tomú)

Adverb

потому́ • (potomú)

therefore, because of that, consequently

и потому́

i potomú

and consequently

Synonyms

поэ́тому (poétomu)
сле́довательно (slédovatelʹno)

Derived terms

потому́ что (potomú što, “because”)

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