dafür
for that; instead.
English translations
- 01
for it
- 02
for that
- 03
therefore
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas repräsentieren, für etwas bürgen oder einstehen.
- English meaning
- to stand for, to represent
- Synonym
- repräsentieren, bedeuten
- German example
- Diese Firma steht für Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit.
- English example
- This company stands for quality and reliability.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich stehe dafür du stehst dafür er/sie/es ich steht dafür wir stehen dafür ihr stehet dafür sie stehen dafür
- Past Participle
- ich habe dafürgestanden du hast dafürgestanden er/sie/es hat dafürgestanden wir haben dafürgestanden ihr habt dafürgestanden sie haben dafürgestanden
- Past
- ich stand dafür du standest dafür er/sie/es stand dafür wir standen dafür ihr standet dafür sie standen dafür
Related words
- dafürstehen
to vouch for
- dafürstehen
to stand by
- dafürstehen
to take responsibility for
- Entlüftung
Ventilation
- Wärmetauscher
A heat exchanger is a device that transfers heat from one medium to another without the media mixing.
- Ausstiegstür
Emergency exit
- Abzugshaube
Exhaust hood
- Campingplatz
Camping site
- Dickenrücklage
Thickness reserve
- Herdprämie
The 'Herdprämie' was a controversial state benefit in Germany that paid parents for taking care of their children at home instead of sending them to a daycare center.
- Bedeutungsverengung
Semantic narrowing
- Pächter
tenant farmer
- Tränendrüse
Lacrimal gland
- Hütehund
A herding dog is a dog specifically trained to herd and drive livestock.
- Erkältungssymptom
A cold symptom is a sign that you have a cold, such as coughing, a runny nose, or a sore throat.
- Regress
Recourse
- Umpoler
Inverter
- verbrechen
To commit a crime
- ermöglichen
To enable
- verhindern
To prevent
- endlagern
to store permanently, to dispose of in a final repository
- emanzipieren
to emancipate
- auf Trab halten
To keep someone on their toes
- verhüten
to prevent
- weggelegt
Put away means that something has been placed or stowed in its designated place.
- erfüllbar
Fulfillable means that a condition, wish, or task can be realized or achieved.
- lohnenswert
Worthwhile
- Alibi
alibi
- südeuropäisch
Southern European
- Claque
A claque is a group of people paid to applaud or cheer at a performance to ensure the success of the artist or performance.
- Diode
A diode is an electronic component that primarily conducts current in one direction and blocks it in the opposite direction.
- Haftung
Liability, responsibility
- Blaubart
Bluebeard
- Mehrheit
Majority
- Cineast
cineaste
- Verständnis
Understanding
- Eintritt
Entrance
- Hitzeindex
Heat index
- Extinktionskoeffizient
extinction coefficient
- Aktivator
Activator
- Wärmeaustauscher
Heat exchanger
- Produktivität
Productivity refers to the relationship between output and the resources used to achieve it.
- Absorptionsgrad
Absorption coefficient
- Verwelkung
The state of wilting, where plants become limp and lifeless, often due to lack of water.
- Schuldeingeständnis
Confession of guilt
- Kleiber
Nuthatch
Example sentences with “dafür”
Ich habe keine Zeit dafür. (I don't have time for that.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the function of dafür?
It is a pronominal adverb meaning 'for that' or 'in return'.