English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word what … for
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
wozu | por kio | |
🔗 What are you giving him a balm for? | ||
| (in order to; to; a; on behalf of; in behalf of) | ; ; | |
🔗 There’s a reason for that. | ||
| (because of; for sake of; on account of; owing to; through; at; for the sake of; from; in favour of; due to; in; by reason of; in the light of) | ; ; ; | |
🔗 She sighed and smiled a wan smile for the folly of her fancies. | ||
| (as; because; ’cause) | ||
🔗 I shall go first, for I am accustomed to this sort of climbing. | ||
| (toward; towards; to; at) | ; ; | |
🔗 Run for the cellar! | ||
| (at the rate of; a; per; an; at; each; all; apiece) | ||
| (about; concerning; of; over; regarding; after; on; with; upon; in; as to; into; toward) | ; ; ; ; | |
| (during; at; by; over) | ; | |
🔗 Condoms have been used for at least 400 years. | ||
| (across from; against; in exchange for; opposed to; versus; with; opposite; contra; on; from) | ; ; | |
🔗 The bark is prescribed for fevers, the fruits for dysentery, and the seeds for" gum disease. | ||
| (as; like; such as; the way) | ||
🔗 Then he would know that it would be better to have me for a friend than for an enemy. | ||
🔗 What’ll we do? | ||
| (that; which) | ||
🔗 He didn’t like what he saw. | ||
| (what a) | was für ein | |
🔗 What peculiar stuff! | ||
| (what kind of; what sort of; what manner of) | was für | |
🔗 What difference does that make? | ||
| English | German |
|---|---|
| what … for | ⇆ wonach; ⇆ wozu |
| for | ⇆ denn; ⇆ für; ⇆ gegen; ⇆ nach; ⇆ seit; ⇆ trotz; ⇆ um; ⇆ wegen; ⇆ zu; ⇆ über |
| what | ⇆ was; ⇆ was für ein; ⇆ welcher; ⇆ wie |