wozu

See also: wózu

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /voːˈt͡suː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Audio(file)

Adverb

wozu

  1. (interrogative) for what reason, to what purpose, what for, why?
    Wozu hast du mich gerufen?
    What did you call me for?
    Ich weiß nicht, wozu das gut sein soll.
    I don’t know what good that’s supposed to do.
  2. (interrogative) to what, for what, etc.
    Wozu hast du ihm gratuliert?
    What did you congratulate him on?
    Alle wissen, wozu sie fähig ist.
    Everyone knows what she’s capable of.
  3. (relative) for which reason, to which purpose
    Wir wollen die Nacht im Freien verbringen, wozu wir alles Notwendige mit uns führen werden.
    We want to sleep outdoors, which we’re bringing everything necessary for.
  4. (relative) to which, for which, etc.
    Gibt es einen Film, wozu du eigentlich keine Meinung hast?
    Is there a movie you actually don’t have an opinion on?

Further reading
  • “wozu” in Duden online
  • “wozu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lower Sorbian

Noun

wozu

  1. Superseded spelling of wózu.

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.zu/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔzu
  • Syllabification: wo‧zu

Noun

wozu m inan

  1. genitive singular of wóz
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