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The meaning of the German word "davon" and how you use it

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davon
(adv.) of it; from it; about it (referring to something previously said)
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Sie hat nichts davon gehört .
She heard nothing about it.
Ich habe immer davon geträumt .
I've always dreamed of it.
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Wir stellen euch drei davon vor .
We'll present three of them to you.
Embarrassing Parents
aber ich habe davon gehört , dass das in diesem Alter praktisch ständig vorkommt .
but I've heard that it practically always happens at that age.
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und ein paar davon möchte ich euch nun vorstellen .
and I would like to present a few of them to you now.
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hängt...davon...ab
(phrasal separable prefix verb) (present) (er/sie/es/man) to depend on; to be dependent on
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Es hängt davon ab , ob wir genug Zeit haben .
It depends on whether we have enough time.
Es hängt davon ab , was ihr damit machen wollt .
It depends on what you [plural] want to do with it.
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The Life of a Social Media Influencer
Ja , es hängt davon ab ,
Yes, it depends,
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Ich kann ganz ehrlich sagen , mein Leben hängt davon ab zurzeit ,
I can quite honestly say, my life depends on it right now,
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Es hängt aber auch immer davon ab , wie viel Geld sie grad haben .
But it also always depends on how much money they currently have.
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davon
(adv.) of it; of them (a fraction or subset) When referring back to something that has already been mentioned, we use stand-in words like "it" or "that" in order to avoid repetition: "I like this film. Have you seen IT? · In German, if the thing you are referring back to requires a preposition (eg; I'm interested IN something...) then you form a "da-word" —> "da+[preposition]": "Ich interessiere mich für Architektur." (I'm interested in architecture.) → "Ich interessiere mich DAFÜR." (I'm interested in it.) · For prepositions beginning with a vowel, like "an", you use the prefix "dar-": (eg; Ich denke DARAN) · This rule usually only applies to objects and things; when referring to people or animals, you use a preposition followed by a pronoun as normal: "Ich denke an IHN." (I think of HIM.)
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Aus den vielen Kandidaten , nur einer davon wird den Job bekommen .
Out of the many candidates, only one of them will get the job.
Der Kuchen war so lecker ich habe die Hälfte davon schon gegessen !
The cake was so taste I already ate half of it.
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What Are You Doing with Your Life? - Part 1 of 2
Die erst en sechs hundert davon warst du ein Kind .
The first six hundred of which you were a child.
What Are You Doing with Your Life? - Part 2 of 2
Vielleicht wirst du nichts davon jemals wieder tun .
Maybe you'll never do any of those things ever.
What Are You Doing with Your Life? - Part 2 of 2
Und es ist deine Entscheidung , wer und was davon dir am meisten bedeutet .
And it is your decision, who and what of them means the most to you.
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davon
(adv.) about; of (dummy object referring to subsequent clause) If the verb requires a preposition before its object, but the object is in fact the second clause of the sentence, you need to have a dummy object in the first clause. This dummy object is formed as "da+[preposition]".
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Ich träume davon , eines Tages Pilot zu werden .
I dream of becoming a pilot someday.
Ich bin davon überzeugt , dass es Einhörner gibt .
I am convinced (of it), that unicorns exist.
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"We Are Free" - Berge
Wir träumen davon , dass es Realität nicht gibt
We dream that reality doesn't exist
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Ich hab immer davon geträumt , Tattoos zu machen , denn ich liebe es mit Nadeln zu spielen ,
I always dreamed of doing tattoos because I love playing with needles,
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Wie dem auch sei , unsere Zahlendreherei hat uns nicht davon abgehalten ,
Whatever the case may be, our messing around with numbers hasn't detered us from (inventing)
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gehe...davon...aus
(separable prefix verb + prepositional phrase) (present) (ich) to assume; to take it
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Ich gehe davon aus , dass du zum Essen bleibst ?
I assume that you're staying for dinner?
Ich gehe mal davon aus , dass es stimmt , was du gesagt hast .
I take it that what you said is true.
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Embarrassing Parents
Nun gehe ich mal davon aus , dass du ungefähr im Teenageralter bist .
Now I assume that you're around about in your teens.
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Ich gehe einfach mal davon aus ,
I just assume
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