dafür #vocab - Authentic German Learning Podcast #44 (S02E08)

Today, we talk about the German word “dafür”. What does “dafür” mean?

instead, for that reason Pronominal Adverb Hyphenation:

da·für

Meanings:

[1] for this purpose

[2] for one thing (which one wants to support, promote)

[3] as a consequence (reward or penalty) for something

[4] regionally separable, with all three meanings

Antonyms:

[2] dagegen

Examples:

[1] I want to buy a new computer. I need money for that.

[2] I’m in favor of arresting these scammers.