varför

Swedish

Etymology

Compare Danish and Norwegian hvorfor, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

varför (not comparable)

  1. why (for what reason)
    Varför är du här?
    Why are you here?

Synonyms

Conjunction

varför

  1. why, and therefor, for what reason
    Jag vann en miljon, varför jag sedan köpte ett nytt hus.
    I won one million, and therefore I later on bought a house.
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