| 25.4.4.1 Da and Preposition |
| 25.4.4.1.1 Daran = in this, in it | ||
| Daran merkt man, dass er noch sehr jung ist. |  |
You can notice in this that he is still very young. |
| 25.4.4.1.3 Dabei = with this, with it | ||
| Wir haben dabei viel Spaß gehabt. | |
We have had a lot of fun with it. |
| 25.4.4.1.4 Damit = with this, with it | ||
| Ich habe eine Zange geholt. Damit müsste es gehen. | |
I went to
fetch pliers. With these, it should work. |
| Note! One must not mix the adverb damit with the conjunction damit | ||
| adverb: Damit kann man es machen. | |
With this one can do it. |
| conjunction: Ich sage es dir, damit du es weißt. | |
I tell you that you know. |
Note! Even though the translation of damit und dabei is the same, they do not mean the same thing. Damit refers to an instrument that serves the realisation of something, dabei expresses the presence of something.
| 25.4.4.1.6 Davon = of this, of it | ||
| Hast du auch
was von dem Geld bekommen? Ja, ich habe auch was davon bekommen. |
|
Did you get
some of the money? Yes, I did get some of it. |
| 25.4.4.1.7 Darum = of this, of it | ||
| Kümmerst du
dich um das Hotel ? Ja, ich kümmere mich darum. |
|
Do you take
care of the hotel? Yes, I take care of it. |
Note the translation of davon and darum are both of this, but there is a difference. Davon refers to a part of something, darum means also about it, depending on the verb used.
| Note! darum is an adverb as well as a conjunction | ||
| adverb: Darum hat er sich nie gekümmert. | |
He did not take care of it. |
| conjunction: Er hat in Deutschland keine Arbeit gefunden, und darum (=deshalb) geht er jetzt nach England. | |
He did not find a job in Germany; therefore he goes to England now. |
| 25.4.4.1.9 Dagegen = against this, against it | ||
| Er wusste nicht mal genau worum es ging, aber er war dagegen. | |
He didn't even know, what was it about, but he was against it. |
