darum

/daˈʁʊm/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

therefore, that's why
- Es war spät, darum ging sie schnell nach Hause.
  
  It was late, so she went home quickly.
about it, around it (pronominal adverb replacing a prepositional phrase with um)
- Es geht darum, wer die Wahrheit sagt.
  
  It's about who's telling the truth.

Near-total synonyms for "therefore"; daher can also literally mean "from there," a place; darum is purely causal.

Similar in other languages

English

thus is the English word for the same thing — both mean "therefore."

1 What does darum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es war spät, ___ ging sie schnell nach Hause.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches darum?