Polyglot Dictionary

daran

/daˈʁan/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. on/at it, about it (pronominal adverb replacing an prepositional phrase with an)

    Used instead of "an + it/that" for things, since German doesn't say an es. Common in fixed phrases like "denk daran" (think of it).

    • Ich habe nicht daran gedacht.

      I didn't think of it.

Practice

1 What does daran mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe nicht ___ gedacht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches daran?

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