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{
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"1": "nb",
"2": "hvorfor"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: hvorfor",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Norwegian Bokmål: hvorfor"
},
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"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "korfor",
"bor": "1",
"unc": "1"
},
"expansion": "→? Norwegian Nynorsk: korfor",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→? Norwegian Nynorsk: korfor"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gmq-oda",
"3": "huorfor"
},
"expansion": "Old Danish huorfor",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "fyrir hví"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse fyrir hví",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "fyrir"
},
"expansion": "fyrir",
"name": "m"
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{
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"1": "non",
"2": "hví"
},
"expansion": "hví",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "varför",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "Swedish varför",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wherefore"
},
"expansion": "English wherefore",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "waarvoor"
},
"expansion": "Dutch waarvoor",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "wofür"
},
"expansion": "German wofür",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old Danish huorfor, compare Old Norse fyrir hví (fyrir hví), Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.",
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"2": "adverb",
"head": ""
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"expansion": "hvorfor",
"name": "da-adv"
}
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"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"wherefore, why"
],
"id": "en-hvorfor-da-adv-CxO0HhBA",
"links": [
[
"wherefore",
"wherefore"
],
[
"why",
"why"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(interrogative) wherefore, why"
],
"tags": [
"interrogative"
]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "34 66",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "I consider pickles to be extremely offensive, for which reason I advocate for their abolishment.",
"text": "Jeg anser syltede agurker for ekstremt stødende, hvorfor jeg advokerer for deres afskaffelse."
}
],
"glosses": [
"for which reason"
],
"id": "en-hvorfor-da-adv-7lNKDzKI",
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, relative) for which reason"
],
"tags": [
"formal",
"relative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈvofɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɔ̽fɒ̽]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈvɔfɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɒ̽fɒ̽]"
},
{
"ipa": "/vɔˈfɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ʋɒ̽ˈfɒ̽]"
}
],
"word": "hvorfor"
}
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"2": "da",
"3": "hvorfor"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "varför",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "Swedish varför",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wherefore"
},
"expansion": "English wherefore",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "waarvoor"
},
"expansion": "Dutch waarvoor",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "wofür"
},
"expansion": "German wofür",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.",
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"2": "adverb"
},
"expansion": "hvorfor",
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],
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"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "adv",
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"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
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"wherefore, why"
],
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"wherefore",
"wherefore"
],
[
"why",
"why"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "kvifor"
},
{
"alt": "nynorsk",
"word": "korfor"
}
]
}
],
"word": "hvorfor"
}
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"Danish adverbs",
"Danish entries with incorrect language header",
"Danish lemmas",
"Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
"Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
"Danish terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
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"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "hvorfor"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: hvorfor",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Norwegian Bokmål: hvorfor"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
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"1": "nn",
"2": "korfor",
"bor": "1",
"unc": "1"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→? Norwegian Nynorsk: korfor"
}
],
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"2": "gmq-oda",
"3": "huorfor"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "fyrir hví"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse fyrir hví",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "fyrir"
},
"expansion": "fyrir",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "hví"
},
"expansion": "hví",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "varför",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "Swedish varför",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wherefore"
},
"expansion": "English wherefore",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "waarvoor"
},
"expansion": "Dutch waarvoor",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "wofür"
},
"expansion": "German wofür",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old Danish huorfor, compare Old Norse fyrir hví (fyrir hví), Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.",
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"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "adverb",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "hvorfor",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "hvorfor",
"name": "da-adv"
}
],
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"wherefore, why"
],
"links": [
[
"wherefore",
"wherefore"
],
[
"why",
"why"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(interrogative) wherefore, why"
],
"tags": [
"interrogative"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Danish formal terms"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "I consider pickles to be extremely offensive, for which reason I advocate for their abolishment.",
"text": "Jeg anser syltede agurker for ekstremt stødende, hvorfor jeg advokerer for deres afskaffelse."
}
],
"glosses": [
"for which reason"
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(formal, relative) for which reason"
],
"tags": [
"formal",
"relative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈvofɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɔ̽fɒ̽]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈvɔfɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɒ̽fɒ̽]"
},
{
"ipa": "/vɔˈfɔ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ʋɒ̽ˈfɒ̽]"
}
],
"word": "hvorfor"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "da",
"3": "hvorfor"
},
"expansion": "Danish hvorfor",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "varför",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "Swedish varför",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wherefore"
},
"expansion": "English wherefore",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "waarvoor"
},
"expansion": "Dutch waarvoor",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "wofür"
},
"expansion": "German wofür",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "adverb"
},
"expansion": "hvorfor",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Norwegian Bokmål adverbs",
"Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
"Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish"
],
"glosses": [
"wherefore, why"
],
"links": [
[
"wherefore",
"wherefore"
],
[
"why",
"why"
]
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "kvifor"
},
{
"alt": "nynorsk",
"word": "korfor"
}
],
"word": "hvorfor"
}
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