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daran

on it

adverb da-RAN Less Common
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Also means

about it

Usage Note

daran is a pronominal adverb fusing da + an, replacing 'an + thing' so you avoid an es: Ich denke daran ('I'm thinking about it'). In speech it often splits and shortens to dran, as in Du bist dran ('It's your turn').

Examples

"Ich erinnere mich daran."

Natural Translation

I remember it.

Literal Translation

I remember myself thereon.

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