"wozu" meaning in German

See wozu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /voːˈt͡suː/ Audio: de-wozu.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} wozu, {{de-adv}} wozu
  1. (interrogative) for what reason, to what purpose, what for, why? Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-wozu-de-adv-yV48PlnF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 0 51 0
  2. (interrogative) to what, for what, etc. Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-wozu-de-adv-3kTb2YBf
  3. (relative) for which reason, to which purpose Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wozu-de-adv-iCRSfDmy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 0 51 0
  4. (relative) to which, for which, etc. Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wozu-de-adv-QMmM4-ge

Download JSON data for wozu meaning in German (2.7kB)

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