Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

weshalb

Translation (Übersetzung) why, for what reason
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈvɛsˌhalp/
B1
Adverb/Conjunction
Intermediate
Formal
Tags (Tags)
conjunction adverb formal interrogative causal question word written_german
Weshalb is a formal and slightly old-fashioned interrogative adverb and conjunction meaning 'why' or 'for what reason'. It is often used in written German, official documents, and formal speech. It is synonymous with 'warum' and 'wieso', but tends to be more formal. It can introduce both direct questions and subordinate clauses. Historically, it comes from Middle High German 'wes halp' meaning 'for what help/reason'.

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weshalb is a German Adverb/Conjunction

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weshalb Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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Etymological origin (Etymologischer Ursprung)
wes halp
Meaning: for what help/reason
Example: Middle High German origin of modern 'weshalb'
Phrase
Answer to question (Antwort auf Frage)
deshalb
Meaning: therefore
Example: Weshalb kommst du? - Deshalb komme ich.
Adverb
Alternative form (Alternative Form)
weswegen
Meaning: for what reason
Example: Weswegen/Weshalb bist du traurig?
Adverb

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weshalb Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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weshalb Collocations (Kollokationen)

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Weshalb nicht?
Why not?
Medium frequency
Weshalb denn?
Why then? / Why so?
Medium frequency
Weshalb auch immer
For whatever reason
Low frequency
Weshalb genau
Why exactly
Low frequency
Weshalb eigentlich
Why actually
Medium frequency

weshalb Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Weshalb des langen und breiten
Why at great length
Used to question why someone is explaining something in excessive detail
Weshalb in die Ferne schweifen
Why wander far away
From Goethe's poem, meaning 'why look for things far away when they are near'

weshalb Synonyms (Synonyme)

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warum
Meaning: why
High similarity
wieso
Meaning: how come, why
High similarity
weswegen
Meaning: for what reason
High similarity
aus welchem Grund
Meaning: for which reason
Medium similarity
wozu
Meaning: what for, to what end
Medium similarity

weshalb Antonyms (Antonyme)

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deshalb
Meaning: therefore, for that reason
deswegen
Meaning: because of that, therefore
darum
Meaning: that's why, therefore

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weshalb Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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warum wieso weswegen wozu deshalb deswegen darum grund ursache fragewort

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