поэтому

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of the preposition по (po, “according to”) + э́тому (étomu), dative of э́то (éto).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɐˈɛtəmʊ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: по э́тому (on this; along this)

Adverb

поэ́тому • (poétomu)

  1. so, therefore, that's why
    Synonyms: благодаря́ чему́ (blagodarjá čemú), потому́ (potomú), оттого́ (ottovó), сле́довательно (slédovatelʹno)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.