Da(r)- and wo(r)- compounds for things with prepositional verbs
Can replace prepositional phrases with da(r)- and wo(r)-
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Worauf freust du dich? — Darauf.
What are you looking forward to? — To that.
Ich interessiere mich dafür.
I'm interested in it.
Wovon träumst du?
What do you dream of?
Ich freue mich darauf, dich wiederzusehen.
I look forward to seeing you again.
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For things (not people) after prepositional verbs, use da(r)+preposition instead of preposition+pronoun.
| Question | Answer | For people |
|---|---|---|
| Worauf wartest du? | Ich warte darauf. | Auf wen wartest du? |
| Worüber freust du dich? | Ich freue mich darüber. | Über wen? |
| Woran denkst du? | Ich denke daran. | An wen? |
Formation: da + prep = damit, dafür, davon. Vowel prep: dar+auf = darauf. Questions: wo + prep = womit, wofür; wor+auf = worauf.
For people: prep + wen/wem. Never use da-compounds for people.
Da-compounds also anticipate clauses: Ich freue mich darauf, dass du kommst.
Applica questa grammatica negli esercizi del corso B1
Esercizi di praticaUsed wrong case form of pronoun
Review pronoun declension tables (nom/akk/dat)
Pronoun gender doesn't match the noun it replaces
Check the grammatical gender of the noun before choosing er/sie/es
Mixed up du/Sie or ihr/Sie forms
Review formal vs informal address rules
Worauf freust du dich? — Darauf.
What are you looking forward to? — To that.
Worauf (question) → darauf (answer).
Ich interessiere mich dafür.
I'm interested in it.
Da + für = dafür.
Wovon träumst du?
What do you dream of?
Wo + von = wovon. For people: Von wem?
Ich freue mich darauf, dich wiederzusehen.
I look forward to seeing you again.
Darauf anticipates the zu-infinitive clause.
Pratica nel corso
Applica questa grammatica negli esercizi del corso B1