Day 50 - da / wo compounds Flashcards

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In English some people say it’s bad form to end a sentence with a preposition.
German has found a way around this with da / wo compounds.
Da / wo connected to a preposition acts as a sort of nameless pronoun.
Da is used with statements, wo is used with questions.
If the preposition starts with a vowel, an r will be added as well.

Da / wo compounds can not take the place of people or relative pronouns.
Study the following examples:

 I am learning a lot from it. Ich lerne viel davon. 
 I will come after (it ends). Ich komme danach. 

 What are you waiting for? Worauf wartest du? 
 What are you talking about? Worüber sprichst du?
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  1. da / wo compounds
    Acts as a nameless pronounuse da for statements
    use wo for questions
    add “r” if the preposition starts with a vowel
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  1. freuen sich AUF…to look forward to
    freuen sich ÜBER…to be happy about
  2. bewerben sich UM…to apply for
  3. kümmern sich UM…to take care of
  4. interessieren sich FÜR…to be interested in
  5. vor.bereiten sich AUF…to prepare for
  6. entschieden sich FÜR…to decide on |entschied, entschieden|
  7. achten AUF…to pay attention to
  8. kämpfen UM…to fight / struggle / compete for
  9. sterben AN…to die of (stirbt) |starb, gestorben|
  10. ab.hängen VON…to depend on

*Abhängen means to depend on, but the phrase It all depends is idiomatic in German, and translates to: Es kommt darauf an.

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  1. Are you looking forward to it?

Freuen sich auf

Darauf

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Freust du dich darauf?

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  1. What are you applying for?

Bewerben sich um

Worum

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Worum bewerben Sie sich?

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  1. He is taking care of it.

Kümmern sich um

Darum

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Er kümmert sich darum.

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  1. Are they interested in it?

Interessieren sich für

Dafür

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Interessieren sie sich dafür?

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  1. What is she preparing for?

Vorbereiten sich auf

Worauf

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Worauf bereitet sie sich vor?

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  1. What are you deciding on?

Entschieden sich für

Wofür

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Wofür entscheidest du dich?

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  1. I am paying attention to it.

Achten auf

Darauf

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Ich achte darauf.

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  1. What are you fighting for?

Kämpfen um

Worum

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Worum kämpfst du?

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  1. What are we dying of?

Sterben an

Woran

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Woran sterben wir?

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  1. Everything depends on it.

Abhängen von

Davon

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Alles hängt davon ab.

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