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deswegen: therefore — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdverbLevel B1

deswegen

therefore

therefore; for that reason; that's why

IPA/ˈdɛsveːɡn̩/

The first syllable carries the main stress.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

therefore; for that reason; that's why

Es regnet stark, deswegen bleiben wir zu Hause.

Ich bin krank, deswegen arbeite ich heute nicht.

Der Zug war verspätet, deswegen kam ich später.

At the beginning of a main clause, deswegen is followed directly by the finite verb.

Deswegen ich bleibe zu Hause.

Deswegen bleibe ich zu Hause.

In a main clause, the finite verb is in second position.

Deswegen links a reason with the consequence that follows from it.

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Deswegen means therefore or that's why and expresses a consequence or reason-based result.