German Conversation · Level 192
30 words
German word
mithin
Pronunciation
IPA/mɪtˈhɪn/
Meaning
- adverbtherefore
Example
Die Vorbereitungen sind abgeschlossen, mithin können wir beginnen.
The preparations are complete; therefore, we can begin.
More examples
Die Aussagen widersprachen sich; mithin bleibt die Wahrheit unklar.
The statements contradicted each other; therefore the truth remains unclear.
Core concept
A signpost that turns a completed situation directly into what follows.
Common phrases
man kann mithin sagen
one can therefore say
bleibt mithin unklar
therefore remains unclear
Similar words
deshalb: Shows that the stated cause produces the following result.
deswegen: Links an earlier reason to the result it brings about.
darum: A common conversational way to show that a reason leads to a result.
daher: Shows a direct link from a cause to its resulting situation.
Definition in German
mithin drückt als Adverb eine direkte Folgerung aus und entspricht im modernen Sprachgebrauch in etwa ‚deshalb‘ oder ‚darum‘.
Word origin
The adverb comes from Middle High German mitehin, formed from mit ('with') and hin ('there' or 'to there'), whose combination came to express consequence.
Usage tips
- When mithin begins a main clause, the finite verb remains in second position, as in 'Mithin können wir beginnen.'
Opposites
- hingegenby contrastadverb