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German adverb · CEFR B1

darum

Meaning in English: therefore; about it

Rank 673 of 5,000adverbLevel B1
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Example

Ich war krank, darum konnte ich nicht kommen.

I was ill, so I couldn't come.

How common is darum?

darum is number 673 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 133 times per million words — about once every 7,500 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 61% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 669Familienfamilies
  2. 670Länderncountries (dative plural)
  3. 671möglichstas ... as possible
  4. 672Landesof the country (genitive)
  5. 673darumtherefore; about it
  6. 674der Sportsport(s), exercise
  7. 675der Kontaktcontact
  8. 676erwartetexpected; expects
  9. 677leiderunfortunately

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.