hierzu

for this

adverb heer-TSOO Less Common

Also means

regarding this

Usage Note

hierzu is a pronominal adverb fusing hier ('here') and zu ('to'), meaning 'to/for/about this'. It refers back to something just mentioned and is common in formal or written German, as in hierzu möchte ich anmerken ('on this I would like to remark').

Examples

"Hierzu habe ich eine Frage."

Natural Translation

I have a question about this.

Literal Translation

For-this have I a question.

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