Reason
//ˈɹiː.zən//
Translations of "reason" (98 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aghwan | 𐕗𐔰𐕊𐔰𐕙(that which causes: a cause) | ṗač̣ar | |
| Albanian | arsye(that which causes: a cause), arsye((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), shkak(that which causes: a cause), arësyetoj(to deduce by being rational), arësyetoj(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | αἰτία(that which causes: a cause), αἰτία(motive for an action or determination), λογισμός((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | aitía, aitía, logismós | |
| Arabic | سبب(that which causes: a cause), سبب(that which causes: a cause), سَبَب(that which causes: a cause), عَقْل((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | sabab, sábab, sabab, ʕaql | |
| Armenian | բանականություն((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), դրդապատճառ(motive for an action or determination), պատճառ(that which causes: a cause), պատճառ(motive for an action or determination), պատճառաբանություն(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | banakanutʻyun, drdapatčaṙ, patčaṙ, patčaṙ, patčaṙabanutʻyun | |
| Assamese | কাৰণ(that which causes: a cause) | karon | |
| Asturian | razón((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Avar | сабаб(that which causes: a cause) | sabab | |
| Azerbaijani | bəhanə(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), səbəb(that which causes: a cause), əsas(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | — | |
| Bashkir | аҡыл((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), сәбәп(that which causes: a cause) | aqıl, səbəp | |
| Basque | arrazoi(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Belarusian | прычы́на(that which causes: a cause), ра́цыя(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), ро́зум((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), слу́шнасць(something reasonable) | pryčýna, rácyja, rózum, slúšnascʹ | |
| Bengali | কারণ(that which causes: a cause) | karon | |
| Bulgarian | аргуме́нт(something reasonable), моти́в(motive for an action or determination), оправда́ние(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), основа́ние(motive for an action or determination), причи́на(that which causes: a cause), ра́зум((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), разсъ́дък((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), мисля(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), разсъждавам(to deduce by being rational), убеждавам(to persuade by reasoning) | argumént, motív, opravdánie, osnovánie, pričína, rázum, razsǎ́dǎk, mislja, razsǎždavam, ubeždavam | |
| Burmese | ဟိတ်(that which causes: a cause) | hit | |
| Catalan | causa(that which causes: a cause), excusa(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), motiu(that which causes: a cause), motiu(motive for an action or determination), motiu(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), raó(that which causes: a cause), raó((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), argumentar(to converse; to compare opinions), debatre(to converse; to compare opinions), deduir(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), induir(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), raonar(to deduce by being rational), raonar(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Cebuano | rason(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Chichewa | chifukwa(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 原因(that which causes: a cause), 原因(motive for an action or determination), 理由(that which causes: a cause), 理由(motive for an action or determination), 道理(motive for an action or determination) | jyun⁴ jan¹, jyun⁴ jan¹, lei⁵ jau⁴, lei⁵ jau⁴, dou⁶ lei⁵ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 原因(that which causes: a cause), 原因(motive for an action or determination), 理性((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), 理智((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), 理由(that which causes: a cause), 理由(motive for an action or determination), 理致((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | yuányīn, yuányīn, lǐxìng, lǐzhì, lǐyóu, lǐyóu, lǐzhì | |
| Church Slavic | разоумъ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | razumŭ | |
| Crimean Tatar | sebep(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Czech | důvod(motive for an action or determination), důvod(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), příčina(that which causes: a cause), rozum((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Danish | fornuft((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), grund(that which causes: a cause), grund(motive for an action or determination), årsag(that which causes: a cause), overveje(to deduce by being rational), ræsonnere(to deduce by being rational), slutte(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Dutch | grond(that which causes: a cause), oorzaak(that which causes: a cause), rede((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), reden(that which causes: a cause), reden(motive for an action or determination), reden(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), redeneren(to deduce by being rational), redeneren(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Eastern Mari | амал(that which causes: a cause), амал(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | amal, amal | |
| Esperanto | kialo(that which causes: a cause), kialo(motive for an action or determination), racieco((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), racio((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), rezoni(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Estonian | põhjus(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Finnish | järki((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), kohtuus(something reasonable), syy(that which causes: a cause), syy(motive for an action or determination), syy(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), tekosyy(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), tolkku((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), järkeillä(to deduce by being rational), järkeillä(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), pohtia(to deduce by being rational) | — | |
| French | cause(that which causes: a cause), raison(that which causes: a cause), raison(motive for an action or determination), raison(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), raison((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Friulian | reson((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Galician | razón(that which causes: a cause), razón((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Georgian | გონება((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), მიზეზი(that which causes: a cause), მიზეზი(motive for an action or determination), საბაბი(that which causes: a cause), საბაბი(motive for an action or determination) | goneba, mizezi, mizezi, sababi, sababi | |
| German | Grund(that which causes: a cause), Grund(motive for an action or determination), Grund(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), Intellekt((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), Ursache(that which causes: a cause), Vernunft((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), Verstand((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), schlussfolgern(to deduce by being rational), schlussfolgern(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | hugs, fraþi | |
| Greek | δικαιολογία(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), λογική((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), λόγος(that which causes: a cause), λόγος(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), λόγος((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), συμπεραίνω(to deduce by being rational), συμπεραίνω(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | dikaiología, logikí, lógos, lógos, lógos, symperaíno, symperaíno | |
| Haitian Creole | rezon((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Hebrew | הִגָּיוֹן((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), סיבה \ סִבָּה(that which causes: a cause) | higayón, sibá | |
| Hindi | कारण(that which causes: a cause), बाइस(that which causes: a cause), वजह(that which causes: a cause), सबब(that which causes: a cause) | kāraṇ, bāis, vajah, sabab | |
| Hungarian | gondolkodás((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), indok(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), indíték(motive for an action or determination), ok(that which causes: a cause), értelem((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), ész((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), gondolkodik(to deduce by being rational), indokol(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), következtet(to deduce by being rational), levezet(to deduce by being rational), meggyőz(to persuade by reasoning), vitatkozik(to converse; to compare opinions), vitázik(to converse; to compare opinions), érvel(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Icelandic | orsök(that which causes: a cause), ástæða(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Indonesian | alasan(that which causes: a cause), alasan(motive for an action or determination), beralasan(something reasonable), motif(motive for an action or determination), sebab(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Ingrian | tolkku((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | دَلیل(that which causes: a cause), سَبَب(that which causes: a cause) | dalil, sabab | |
| Irish | ciall((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), fáth(that which causes: a cause), fáth(motive for an action or determination), fáth(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), réasún((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), ábhar(that which causes: a cause), ábhar(motive for an action or determination), ábhar(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | — | |
| Italian | causa(that which causes: a cause), motivo(motive for an action or determination), perché(that which causes: a cause), pretesa(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), ragione(that which causes: a cause), ragione(motive for an action or determination), ragione((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), ragione(something reasonable), scusa(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), argomentare(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), ragionare(to deduce by being rational), ragionare(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), ragionare(to converse; to compare opinions) | — | |
| Japanese | 原因(that which causes: a cause), 思慮((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), 理性((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), 理由(that which causes: a cause), 理由(motive for an action or determination), 理致((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | gen'in, shiryo, risei, riyū, riyū, richi | |
| Kapampangan | sangkan(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Kazakh | ақыл-парасат((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), себеп(that which causes: a cause) | aqyl-parasat, sebep | |
| Khmer | ករណី(that which causes: a cause), សាហេតុ(that which causes: a cause), ហេតុ(that which causes: a cause) | kaʼraʼnəy, saahaet, haet | |
| Korean | 리유(that which causes: a cause), 원인(that which causes: a cause), 이성((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), 이유(that which causes: a cause), 이치((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | riyu, wonin, iseong, iyu, ichi | |
| Kyrgyz | себеп(that which causes: a cause) | sebep | |
| Ladin | rejon((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Lao | ສາເຫດ(that which causes: a cause), ເຫດຜົນ(that which causes: a cause) | sā hēt, hēt phon | |
| Latin | causa(that which causes: a cause), causa((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), ratio((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), ratiō(motive for an action or determination) | — | |
| Latvian | cēlonis(that which causes: a cause), saprāts((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Lithuanian | priežastis(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Macedonian | при́чина(that which causes: a cause) | príčina | |
| Malay | alasan(that which causes: a cause), sebab(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Malayalam | കാരണം(that which causes: a cause), കൊണ്ട്(that which causes: a cause), യുക്തി((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | kāraṇaṁ, -koṇṭŭ, yukti | |
| Mongolian | учир(that which causes: a cause), шалтгаан(that which causes: a cause) | učir, šaltgaan | |
| Northern Kurdish | sebeb(that which causes: a cause), sedem(that which causes: a cause), semed(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Norwegian | diskutere fornuftig(to converse; to compare opinions), overveie(to deduce by being rational), resonnere(to deduce by being rational) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fornuft((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), grunn(that which causes: a cause), grunn(motive for an action or determination), årsak(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Nǀuu | kxʼuki(that which causes: a cause), ǃʻama(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Occitan | rason(that which causes: a cause), rason((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Old English | intinga(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Old French | raison((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), reson((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Old Irish | accuis(that which causes: a cause), adbar(that which causes: a cause), adbar(motive for an action or determination), adbar(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | ادراك((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), سبب(that which causes: a cause), عقل((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), علت(that which causes: a cause), هوش((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | idrak, sebeb, ʼakl, ʼakıl, ʼillet, huş | |
| Paicî | mäjoro(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Pannonian Rusyn | причина(that which causes: a cause) | pričina | |
| Pashto | دليل(that which causes: a cause), سبب(that which causes: a cause) | dalil, sabab | |
| Persian | عقل((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | 'aql | |
| Polish | powód(motive for an action or determination), powód(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), przyczyna(that which causes: a cause), racja(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), rozum((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), przekonać(to converse; to compare opinions), przekonywać(to converse; to compare opinions), rozumować(to deduce by being rational) | — | |
| Portuguese | causa(that which causes: a cause), motivo(that which causes: a cause), motivo(motive for an action or determination), razão(that which causes: a cause), razão((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), argumentar(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), raciocinar(to deduce by being rational), raciocinar(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Romanian | cauză(that which causes: a cause), motiv(motive for an action or determination), pricină(that which causes: a cause), rațiune(motive for an action or determination), rațiune((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | — | |
| Russian | до́вод(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), моти́в(motive for an action or determination), основа́ние(motive for an action or determination), по́вод(motive for an action or determination), по́вод(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), причи́на(that which causes: a cause), причи́на(motive for an action or determination), ра́зум((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), рассу́док((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), резо́н(motive for an action or determination), резо́н(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), резо́нность(something reasonable), ум((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), проду́мать(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), рассужда́ть(to deduce by being rational) | dóvod, motív, osnovánije, póvod, póvod, pričína, pričína, rázum, rassúdok, rezón, rezón, rezónnostʹ, um, prodúmatʹ, rassuždátʹ | |
| Serbo-Croatian | rázlog(that which causes: a cause), rȁzūm((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), ùzrok(that which causes: a cause), ра́злог(that which causes: a cause), ра̏зӯм((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), у̀зрок(that which causes: a cause), ubeđivati(to persuade by reasoning), ubjeđivati(to persuade by reasoning) | — | |
| Sikkimese | རྐྱེན(that which causes: a cause) | rkyen | |
| Silesian | prziczyna(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Slovak | dôvod(that which causes: a cause), dôvod(motive for an action or determination), dôvod(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), príčina(that which causes: a cause), rozum((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), argumentovať(to perform a process of deduction or of induction), usúdiť(to deduce by being rational), uvažovať(to deduce by being rational), uvažovať(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Slovene | razlog(that which causes: a cause), rázum((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), vzrok(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Spanish | causa(that which causes: a cause), razón(that which causes: a cause), razón((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), razonar(to deduce by being rational) | — | |
| Swedish | anledning(that which causes: a cause), anledning(motive for an action or determination), förnuft((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), förstånd((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), grund(that which causes: a cause), grund(motive for an action or determination), motiv(motive for an action or determination), orsak(that which causes: a cause), skäl(that which causes: a cause), skäl(motive for an action or determination), argumentera(to persuade by reasoning), diskutera(to converse; to compare opinions), resonera(to deduce by being rational), slutleda(to perform a process of deduction or of induction) | — | |
| Tagalog | rason(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Tajik | далел(that which causes: a cause), сабаб(that which causes: a cause) | dalel, sabab | |
| Tamil | காரணம்(that which causes: a cause) | kāraṇam | |
| Tatar | сәбәп(that which causes: a cause) | säbäp | |
| Thai | สาเหตุ(that which causes: a cause), เหตุ(that which causes: a cause), เหตุผล(that which causes: a cause), เหตุผล((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | sǎa-hèet, hèet, hèet-pǒn, hèet-pǒn | |
| Turkish | akıl((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), açıklama(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), neden(that which causes: a cause), neden(motive for an action or determination), sebep(that which causes: a cause), sebep(motive for an action or determination) | — | |
| Turkmen | sebäp(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Ukrainian | до́від(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), причи́на(that which causes: a cause), ра́ція(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), ро́зум((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | dóvid, pryčýna, rácija, rózum | |
| Urdu | باعِث(that which causes: a cause), سَبَب(that which causes: a cause), وَجَہ(that which causes: a cause), وَجَہْ(that which causes: a cause) | bā'is, sabab, vaja, vajah | |
| Uyghur | سەۋەب(that which causes: a cause) | seweb | |
| Uzbek | sabab(that which causes: a cause) | — | |
| Venetan | motivo(motive for an action or determination), raxon((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), rexon(that which causes: a cause), rexon((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), scuxa(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | — | |
| Vietnamese | lý do(that which causes: a cause), lý do(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination), lý trí((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking), nguyên nhân(that which causes: a cause), nguyên nhân(excuse, explanation: thought or consideration offered in support of a determination) | — |
arsye, arsye, shkak, arësyetoj, arësyetoj
բանականություն, դրդապատճառ, պատճառ, պատճառ, պատճառաբանություն
banakanutʻyun, drdapatčaṙ, patčaṙ, patčaṙ, patčaṙabanutʻyun
razón
bəhanə, səbəb, əsas
arrazoi
аргуме́нт, моти́в, оправда́ние, основа́ние, причи́на, ра́зум, разсъ́дък, мисля, разсъждавам, убеждавам
argumént, motív, opravdánie, osnovánie, pričína, rázum, razsǎ́dǎk, mislja, razsǎždavam, ubeždavam
causa, excusa, motiu, motiu, motiu, raó, raó, argumentar, debatre, deduir, induir, raonar, raonar
rason
chifukwa
sebep
důvod, důvod, příčina, rozum
fornuft, grund, grund, årsag, overveje, ræsonnere, slutte
grond, oorzaak, rede, reden, reden, reden, redeneren, redeneren
kialo, kialo, racieco, racio, rezoni
põhjus
järki, kohtuus, syy, syy, syy, tekosyy, tolkku, järkeillä, järkeillä, pohtia
cause, raison, raison, raison, raison
reson
razón, razón
Grund, Grund, Grund, Intellekt, Ursache, Vernunft, Verstand, schlussfolgern, schlussfolgern
δικαιολογία, λογική, λόγος, λόγος, λόγος, συμπεραίνω, συμπεραίνω
dikaiología, logikí, lógos, lógos, lógos, symperaíno, symperaíno
rezon
gondolkodás, indok, indíték, ok, értelem, ész, gondolkodik, indokol, következtet, levezet, meggyőz, vitatkozik, vitázik, érvel
orsök, ástæða
alasan, alasan, beralasan, motif, sebab
tolkku
ciall, fáth, fáth, fáth, réasún, ábhar, ábhar, ábhar
causa, motivo, perché, pretesa, ragione, ragione, ragione, ragione, scusa, argomentare, ragionare, ragionare, ragionare
sangkan
rejon
causa, causa, ratio, ratiō
cēlonis, saprāts
priežastis
alasan, sebab
sebeb, sedem, semed
diskutere fornuftig, overveie, resonnere
fornuft, grunn, grunn, årsak
kxʼuki, ǃʻama
rason, rason
intinga
raison, reson
accuis, adbar, adbar, adbar
mäjoro
powód, powód, przyczyna, racja, rozum, przekonać, przekonywać, rozumować
causa, motivo, motivo, razão, razão, argumentar, raciocinar, raciocinar
cauză, motiv, pricină, rațiune, rațiune
до́вод, моти́в, основа́ние, по́вод, по́вод, причи́на, причи́на, ра́зум, рассу́док, резо́н, резо́н, резо́нность, ум, проду́мать, рассужда́ть
dóvod, motív, osnovánije, póvod, póvod, pričína, pričína, rázum, rassúdok, rezón, rezón, rezónnostʹ, um, prodúmatʹ, rassuždátʹ
rázlog, rȁzūm, ùzrok, ра́злог, ра̏зӯм, у̀зрок, ubeđivati, ubjeđivati
prziczyna
dôvod, dôvod, dôvod, príčina, rozum, argumentovať, usúdiť, uvažovať, uvažovať
razlog, rázum, vzrok
causa, razón, razón, razonar
anledning, anledning, förnuft, förstånd, grund, grund, motiv, orsak, skäl, skäl, argumentera, diskutera, resonera, slutleda
rason
akıl, açıklama, neden, neden, sebep, sebep
sebäp
sabab
motivo, raxon, rexon, rexon, scuxa
lý do, lý do, lý trí, nguyên nhân, nguyên nhân
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