заради

See also: заряди

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *radi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐrɐˈdi]

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Preposition

заради́ • (zaradí)

1. because of, due to
2. for (someone)'s sake
3. instead of

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaɾadi]

Preposition

заради • (zaradi)

1. because of
2. for the sake of, for the purposes of

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• за̏рад

Etymology

From за- +‎ ради.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâradi/
• Hyphenation: за‧ра‧ди

Preposition

за̏ради (Latin spelling zȁradi) (+ genitive case)

1. (archaic, expressively) for, because of, for the sake of

Synonyms

• (for, because of): ра̏ди

References

• “заради”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *radi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈrade]

• Audio:

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Preposition

зара́ди • (zarády) (+ genitive case)

1. for the sake of

   Synonyms: для (dlja), за́для (zádlja)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “заради”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “заради”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “заради”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)