No. 252 in Swedish
därför
"Therefore" or "that's why."
In a sentence
Jag är hungrig, därför ska jag laga mat.
I am hungry, therefore I will cook.
In this sentence, 'därför' is used as a conjunction meaning 'therefore', connecting a cause with its consequence.
Därför att det regnade, stannade vi inomhus.
Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.
Here, 'därför att' is used as a subordinating conjunction meaning 'because', providing a reason for the action in the main clause.
Jag var sen till mötet och det var därför som jag missade början.
I was late to the meeting and that is why I missed the beginning.
In this example, 'det var därför som' is used to explain the reason for something that happened, functioning as an adverbial expression.
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