deshalb — for that reason, therefore, because of this, that's why in German
adverbA2
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛsˈhalp/
Quick Facts
Level
A2
Frequency
80/100
Source Rank
#278
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Example Sentences
Deshalb habe ich gelogen.
That's why I lied.
Deshalb hat er seine Arbeit verloren.
For that reason, he lost his job.
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Corpus Neighbors
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erst
first, only, not until
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wieder
again
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doch
however, still, nevertheless, after all
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ganz
very, completely, entirely, totally, quite
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rund
around, about, approximately
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selbst
even, by oneself
AdverbSame word class#133
etwas
somewhat, slightly, a little bit
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allerdings
though, however, but, certainly, indeed
AdverbSame word class#178
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