deshalb
German
Etymology
From Middle High German deshalp, from Middle High German des, dez (“from that, therefore, thereon”) + halp (“half”). Cognate to Low German diäßhalw (Paderbornisch).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛshalp/, /dɛsˈhalp/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: des‧halb
Adverb
deshalb
- (conjunctive) therefore; for that (reason), because of that
- Synonym: darum
- 2016 September 26, Alain Berset, Neue Zürcher Zeitung:
- «Es wäre gefährlich für die Stabilität des Landes. Deshalb rufe ich allen Akteuren zu: Schluss mit dem Spiel!»
- ‘It would be dangerous for the country's stability. That's why I'm appealing to all parties: stop playing games!’
- 2017, 20 Minuten, «Obamacare wird bald explodieren», 24 March:
- Nicht zuletzt wollten die Republikaner die Gesundheitsreform wohl auch deshalb stoppen, weil sie ein Prestige-Projekt der demokratischen Obama-Regierung war.
- Last but not least, the reason Republicans wanted to stop the healthcare reform was because it was a landmark project of the Democratic Obama administration.
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