darum

• (obsolete) darumb
• (colloquial) drum
• d'rum

Middle High German darumme, dar umme, darumbe, dar umbe, from Old High German dār (“there”) umbi (“around”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːʁʊm/, /daːˈʁʊm/

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• Rhymes: -ʊm

darum

1. around it, around that

   Wir wohnen in dem Haus mit dem weißen Zaun darum.

   We live in the house with the white fence around it.

2. therefore, for that reason

   Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden.

   I like children. That's why I became a teacher.

3. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)

• deshalb

• “darum” in Duden online
• “darum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

daru +‎ -m (“my”, possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɒrum]
• Hyphenation: da‧rum

darum

1. first-person singular single-possession possessive of daru

For the possessive of daru in the sense “crane bird”, see darvam.

darum

1. dative plural of daru

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀum.

darum

1. needle