Purpose
//ˈpɝpəs//
Translations of "purpose" (73 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | arsye(end for which something is done, is made or exists), qëllim(end for which something is done, is made or exists), sunim(intention) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ́νοιᾰ(intention), πρόθεσις(intention) | dĭắnoiă, próthesis | |
| Arabic | سَبَب(reason for doing something), غَايَة(end for which something is done, is made or exists), مَقْصَد(end for which something is done, is made or exists), مَقْصِد(end for which something is done, is made or exists), نِيَّة(intention), هَدَف(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | sabab, ḡāya, maqṣad, maqṣid, niyya, hadaf | |
| Armenian | նպատակ(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | npatak | |
| Azerbaijani | məqsəd(end for which something is done, is made or exists), niyyət(intention), qətiyyət(determination), səbat(determination), əzm(determination) | — | |
| Bashkir | маҡсат(end for which something is done, is made or exists), ниәт(intention) | maqsat, niət | |
| Belarusian | заме́р(intention), мэ́та(end for which something is done, is made or exists), наме́р(intention), цэль(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | zamjér, méta, namjér, celʹ | |
| Bengali | মকসদ(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | mokśod | |
| Bulgarian | моти́в(reason for doing something), намере́ние(intention), реши́телност(determination), цел(end for which something is done, is made or exists), възнамерявам(have set as one's purpose; intend), предназначавам(passive: design for some purpose) | motív, namerénie, rešítelnost, cel, vǎznamerjavam, prednaznačavam | |
| Catalan | intenció(intention), propòsit(end for which something is done, is made or exists), propòsit(intention) | — | |
| Chechen | ойла(intention) | ojla | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 意向(intention), 意圖 /意图(intention), 目標 /目标(end for which something is done, is made or exists), 目的(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | yìxiàng, yìtú, mùbiāo, mùdì | |
| Czech | cíl(end for which something is done, is made or exists), záměr(intention), úmysl(intention), účel(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Danish | grund(reason for doing something), intention(intention), mening(intention), mål(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Dutch | bedoeling(end for which something is done, is made or exists), bedoeling(intention), doel(end for which something is done, is made or exists), intentie(intention), nut(end for which something is done, is made or exists), nut(reason for doing something), opzet(intention), reden(end for which something is done, is made or exists), reden(reason for doing something), strekking(end for which something is done, is made or exists), vastberadenheid(determination), zin(reason for doing something), van plan zijn(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Esperanto | celo(reason for doing something), intenco(intention) | — | |
| Estonian | eesmärk(end for which something is done, is made or exists), otstarve(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Faroese | ætla(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Finnish | tarkoitus(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| French | but(end for which something is done, is made or exists), intention(intention), objectif(end for which something is done, is made or exists), sujet(subject of discourse) | — | |
| Georgian | მიზანი(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | mizani | |
| German | Absicht(intention), Grund(reason for doing something), Intention(intention), Thema(subject of discourse), Ziel(end for which something is done, is made or exists), Zweck(end for which something is done, is made or exists), beabsichtigen(have set as one's purpose; intend), planen(have set as one's purpose; intend), vorschlagen(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Gheg Albanian | psehe(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | leikains | |
| Greek | αιτία(reason for doing something), λόγος(reason for doing something), πρόθεση(intention), σκοπός(end for which something is done, is made or exists), σκοπός(intention), στόχος(end for which something is done, is made or exists), σκοπεύω(have set as one's purpose; intend) | aitía, lógos, próthesi, skopós, skopós, stóchos, skopévo | |
| Hebrew | כוונה \ כַּוָּנָה(intention), מַטָּרָה(end for which something is done, is made or exists), מוֹטִיבַצְיָה(reason for doing something), נְחִישׁוּת(determination), נוֹשֵׂא(subject of discourse), סיבה \ סִבָּה(reason for doing something), מתכוון(have set as one's purpose; intend) | kavaná, matará, motivátsya, nekhishút, nosé, sibá, mitkavén | |
| Hindi | अभिप्राय(end for which something is done, is made or exists), इच्छा(intention), कामना(intention), चाह(intention), निशाना(end for which something is done, is made or exists), मक़सद(end for which something is done, is made or exists), लक्षित(determination), लक्ष्य(end for which something is done, is made or exists), संकल्पित(determination), हदफ़(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | abhiprāy, icchā, kāmnā, cāh, niśānā, maqsad, lakṣit, lakṣya, saṅkalpit, hadaf | |
| Hungarian | cél(end for which something is done, is made or exists), céltudatosság(determination), elszántság(determination), eltökéltség(determination), szándék(end for which something is done, is made or exists), szándék(intention), értelem(reason for doing something), szándékol(have set as one's purpose; intend), tervez(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Icelandic | meining(end for which something is done, is made or exists), tilgangur(end for which something is done, is made or exists), ætla(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Indonesian | tujuan(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | مَقْصَد(end for which something is done, is made or exists), نِشان(end for which something is done, is made or exists), هَدَف(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maġsad, nešân, hadaf | |
| Irish | cuspóir(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Italian | argomento(subject of discourse), decisione(determination), determinazione(determination), finalità(end for which something is done, is made or exists), intento(intention), intenzione(intention), obiettivo(end for which something is done, is made or exists), proposito(end for which something is done, is made or exists), proposito(reason for doing something), risoluzione(determination), scopo(end for which something is done, is made or exists), soggetto(subject of discourse) | — | |
| Japanese | 意向(intention), 意図(intention), 目標(end for which something is done, is made or exists), 目的(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | ikō, ito, mokuteki | |
| Kazakh | мақсат(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maqsat | |
| Khmer | គោលបំណង(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | kool bɑmnɑɑng | |
| Korean | 결심(determination), 결의(determination), 논쟁점(subject of discourse), 논점(subject of discourse), 논지(subject of discourse), 론점(subject of discourse), 론지(subject of discourse), 목적(end for which something is done, is made or exists), 목적(intention), 목적(reason for doing something), 목표(end for which something is done, is made or exists), 의도(intention), 의도(reason for doing something), 뜻하다(have set as one's purpose; intend), 마음먹다(have set as one's purpose; intend), 의도하다(have set as one's purpose; intend) | gyeolsim, gyeorui, nonjaengjeom, nonjeom, nonji, ronjeom, ronji, mokjeok, mokjeok, mokjeok, mokpyo, uido, uido, tteuthada, ma'eummeokda, uidohada | |
| Kyrgyz | максат(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maksat | |
| Latin | propositum(end for which something is done, is made or exists), propositum(intention), propositum(reason for doing something) | — | |
| Latvian | nolūks(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Lithuanian | tikslas(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Macedonian | намера(intention), цел(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | namera, cel | |
| Malagasy | antony(reason for doing something), fikasana(intention), tanjona(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Malay | tujuan(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Māori | aronga(reason for doing something), hoaketanga(end for which something is done, is made or exists), koronga(intention) | — | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | makswada(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | mål(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | غایه(intention), مقصد(intention), هدف(intention) | gaye, maksad, hedef | |
| Pashto | مقصد(end for which something is done, is made or exists), هدف(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maqsád, hadáf | |
| Polish | cel(end for which something is done, is made or exists), intencja(intention), powód(reason for doing something), temat(subject of discourse), zagadnienie(subject of discourse), zamiar(determination) | — | |
| Portuguese | intenção(intention), objetivo(intention), propósito(end for which something is done, is made or exists), propósito(intention), propósito(reason for doing something), propor-se(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Romanian | cauză(reason for doing something), determinare(determination), intenție(intention), motiv(reason for doing something), obiectiv(intention), rost(end for which something is done, is made or exists), rost(intention), rost(reason for doing something), scop(end for which something is done, is made or exists), subiect(subject of discourse), temă(subject of discourse), țel(end for which something is done, is made or exists), țintă(end for which something is done, is made or exists), intenționa(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Russian | моти́в(reason for doing something), наме́рение(intention), предназначе́ние(end for which something is done, is made or exists), причи́на(reason for doing something), реши́мость(determination), реши́тельность(determination), те́ма(subject of discourse), упо́рство(determination), цель(end for which something is done, is made or exists), цель(reason for doing something), намерева́ться(have set as one's purpose; intend), служи́ть це́лью(passive: design for some purpose) | motív, namérenije, prednaznačénije, pričína, rešímostʹ, rešítelʹnostʹ, téma, upórstvo, celʹ, celʹ, namerevátʹsja, služítʹ célʹju | |
| Sanskrit | अर्थ(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | artha | |
| Scottish Gaelic | rùn(end for which something is done, is made or exists), rùn(intention), rùn(determination) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | cȋlj(end for which something is done, is made or exists), nȃmera(intention), nȃmera(determination), nȃmjera(intention), nȃmjera(determination), svr̀ha(end for which something is done, is made or exists), на̑мера(intention), на̑мера(determination), на̑мјера(intention), на̑мјера(determination), свр̀ха(end for which something is done, is made or exists), ци̑љ(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Slovak | cieľ(end for which something is done, is made or exists), zámer(intention), účel(end for which something is done, is made or exists), účel(intention) | — | |
| Slovene | cilj(end for which something is done, is made or exists), namen(end for which something is done, is made or exists), namen(intention) | — | |
| Spanish | decisión(determination), determinación(determination), intención(intention), objetivo(intention), objeto(subject of discourse), objeto(reason for doing something), propósito(end for which something is done, is made or exists), propósito(intention), propósito(reason for doing something), razón(reason for doing something), resolución(determination), tema(subject of discourse), proponerse(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Swedish | avsikt(end for which something is done, is made or exists), avsikt(intention), kall(end for which something is done, is made or exists), mening(end for which something is done, is made or exists), mening(intention), mening(determination), föreslå(have set as one's purpose; intend) | — | |
| Tajik | мақсад(end for which something is done, is made or exists), нишон(end for which something is done, is made or exists), ҳадаф(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maqsad, nišon, hadaf | |
| Tamil | குறிக்கோள்(end for which something is done, is made or exists), குறிக்கோள்(intention), நோக்கம்(end for which something is done, is made or exists), நோக்கம்(intention) | kuṟikkōḷ, kuṟikkōḷ, nōkkam, nōkkam | |
| Tatar | максат(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maqsat | |
| Thai | วัตถุประสงค์(end for which something is done, is made or exists), เป้าหมาย(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | wát-tù-bprà-sǒng, bpâo-mǎai | |
| Turkish | hedef(end for which something is done, is made or exists), maksat(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Turkmen | maksat(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Ukrainian | мета́(end for which something is done, is made or exists), на́мір(reason for doing something), намір(intention), ціль(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | metá, námir, namir, cilʹ | |
| Urdu | مَقْصَد(end for which something is done, is made or exists), ہَدَف(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | maqsad, hadaf | |
| Uyghur | مەقسەت(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | meqset | |
| Uzbek | hadaf(end for which something is done, is made or exists), maqsad(end for which something is done, is made or exists), nishon(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Vietnamese | mục tiêu(end for which something is done, is made or exists), mục đích(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | — | |
| Yiddish | צוועק(end for which something is done, is made or exists), צוועק(intention), ציל(end for which something is done, is made or exists) | tsvek, tsvek, tsil | |
| Zazaki | ezm(determination), meqsed(end for which something is done, is made or exists), niyet(intention), pêrpus(end for which something is done, is made or exists), qetiyen(determination), sebeb(reason for doing something), tema (diq)(subject of discourse) | — |
arsye, qëllim, sunim
məqsəd, niyyət, qətiyyət, səbat, əzm
моти́в, намере́ние, реши́телност, цел, възнамерявам, предназначавам
motív, namerénie, rešítelnost, cel, vǎznamerjavam, prednaznačavam
intenció, propòsit, propòsit
cíl, záměr, úmysl, účel
grund, intention, mening, mål
bedoeling, bedoeling, doel, intentie, nut, nut, opzet, reden, reden, strekking, vastberadenheid, zin, van plan zijn
celo, intenco
eesmärk, otstarve
ætla
tarkoitus
but, intention, objectif, sujet
Absicht, Grund, Intention, Thema, Ziel, Zweck, beabsichtigen, planen, vorschlagen
psehe
αιτία, λόγος, πρόθεση, σκοπός, σκοπός, στόχος, σκοπεύω
aitía, lógos, próthesi, skopós, skopós, stóchos, skopévo
כוונה \ כַּוָּנָה, מַטָּרָה, מוֹטִיבַצְיָה, נְחִישׁוּת, נוֹשֵׂא, סיבה \ סִבָּה, מתכוון
kavaná, matará, motivátsya, nekhishút, nosé, sibá, mitkavén
अभिप्राय, इच्छा, कामना, चाह, निशाना, मक़सद, लक्षित, लक्ष्य, संकल्पित, हदफ़
abhiprāy, icchā, kāmnā, cāh, niśānā, maqsad, lakṣit, lakṣya, saṅkalpit, hadaf
cél, céltudatosság, elszántság, eltökéltség, szándék, szándék, értelem, szándékol, tervez
meining, tilgangur, ætla
tujuan
cuspóir
argomento, decisione, determinazione, finalità, intento, intenzione, obiettivo, proposito, proposito, risoluzione, scopo, soggetto
결심, 결의, 논쟁점, 논점, 논지, 론점, 론지, 목적, 목적, 목적, 목표, 의도, 의도, 뜻하다, 마음먹다, 의도하다
gyeolsim, gyeorui, nonjaengjeom, nonjeom, nonji, ronjeom, ronji, mokjeok, mokjeok, mokjeok, mokpyo, uido, uido, tteuthada, ma'eummeokda, uidohada
propositum, propositum, propositum
nolūks
tikslas
antony, fikasana, tanjona
tujuan
aronga, hoaketanga, koronga
makswada
cel, intencja, powód, temat, zagadnienie, zamiar
intenção, objetivo, propósito, propósito, propósito, propor-se
cauză, determinare, intenție, motiv, obiectiv, rost, rost, rost, scop, subiect, temă, țel, țintă, intenționa
моти́в, наме́рение, предназначе́ние, причи́на, реши́мость, реши́тельность, те́ма, упо́рство, цель, цель, намерева́ться, служи́ть це́лью
motív, namérenije, prednaznačénije, pričína, rešímostʹ, rešítelʹnostʹ, téma, upórstvo, celʹ, celʹ, namerevátʹsja, služítʹ célʹju
rùn, rùn, rùn
cȋlj, nȃmera, nȃmera, nȃmjera, nȃmjera, svr̀ha, на̑мера, на̑мера, на̑мјера, на̑мјера, свр̀ха, ци̑љ
cieľ, zámer, účel, účel
cilj, namen, namen
decisión, determinación, intención, objetivo, objeto, objeto, propósito, propósito, propósito, razón, resolución, tema, proponerse
avsikt, avsikt, kall, mening, mening, mening, föreslå
hedef, maksat
maksat
hadaf, maqsad, nishon
mục tiêu, mục đích
ezm, meqsed, niyet, pêrpus, qetiyen, sebeb, tema (diq)
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