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Offline Textbook | A Foundation Course in Reading German https://courses.dcs.wisc.edu/wp/readinggerman/print-entire-textbook/ Page 103 of 151 12/8/2017 Identify and translate da- and hier- words. Identify and translate da- and wo- clauses. Unit: 12: Da- compounds 2. Da– Compounds German can use words formed by affixing da– or dar– to the beginning of a preposition in order to refer back to something. In its most basic usage, we usually translate a da– compound into English as a preposition followed by a pronoun. Er hat einen Bleistift. Er schreibt damit. He has a pencil. He is writing with it. Hier ist ein Stuhl. Sie sitzt darauf. Here is a chair. She is sitting on it. Note that the form dar– is used when the preposition begins with a vowel. Unit: 12: Da- compounds 3. Some Common Da– Words In older forms of English and often in English-language legal documents, there are a large variety of words formed with the prefix there-, such as “therefore,”“thereby,” “therein,” “thereafter,” etc. In German there are a number of similar adverbs, which represent special meanings of da– compounds (remember that one of the meanings of da is “there”). Be sure not to confuse these da– words with the da– compounds described above. The difference is that these adverbs use da– to refer not to a specific object already mentioned in the text, but rather to a more abstract concept, such as a time or logic relationship. Da– words have their own entries in your dictionary, whereas simple da– compounds as above do not. Sie bringt immer einen Regenschirm, damit sie nie naß wird. She always brings an umbrella, so that she never gets wet. Er sprang von der Mauer. Dabei brach er das Bein. He jumped from the wall. In the process he broke his leg.
Offline Textbook | A Foundation Course in Reading German https://courses.dcs.wisc.edu/wp/readinggerman/print-entire-textbook/ Page 104 of 151 12/8/2017 Sie kaufte die Aktien rechtzeitig und wurde dadurch reich. She bought the stock at the right time and thereby became rich. Ich habe kein Geld. Dafür bin ich gesund und glücklich. I have no money. On the other hand, I’m healthy and happy. Following are some commonly used da– words: dabei dadurch dafür dagegen daher damit danach daneben darauf darin darüber hinaus darum darunter dazu in the process, in this matter, there, at the same time, as well thereby, in doing so instead, on the other hand but, in comparison, on the other hand, whereas therefore, that is why so that, because of that, with that / this accordingly compared with (something or someone), at the same time, as well as (something, that) after that in this respect beyond that, furthermore because of that among them along with (it / that), in addition to (it / that), for (it / that), about (it / that) Unit: 12: Da- compounds 4. Hier– Words Again, just as in older English “herewith,” “hereupon,” and “heretofore,” German has parallel constructions. Examples are hiermit, hierauf, hierzu. We translate the
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