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Illustration of the B1 German word “darauf”, which translates to “on it / for it”. Close-up of a small owl perched calmly atop a huge glowing dewdrop, the drop balanced on a single leaf that fills the frame beneath its feet.
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darauf

on it / for it

/daˈʁaʊ̯f/

Examples — darauf in a sentence

Ich freue mich schon darauf, dich zu sehen.

I am already looking forward to seeing you.

Er legte das Buch auf den Tisch und setzte sich darauf.

He put the book on the table and sat on it.

How to remember it

DA-rowf sounds like 'there rough' — the blanket is 'on it,' but the ground is still rough.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “darüber”, which translates to “about it / about that”. Close-up of a raccoon lying on its back beneath a huge glowing thought-bubble floating directly above it, the bubble swirling with tiny drifting questions.
darüber

/daˈʁyːbɐ/

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about it / about that

Examples

Wir haben lange darüber gesprochen, was wir tun sollen.

We talked a long time about what we should do.

Ich bin sehr glücklich darüber, dass du gekommen bist.

I am very happy about that you came.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “davor”, which translates to “of it / of that”. Close-up of a brave mouse standing firmly in front of a huge friendly stone giant, the little mouse fully lit and centred while the giant looms softly behind.
davor

/daˈfoːɐ̯/

of it / of that

Examples

Hast du Angst davor, allein zu sein?

Are you afraid of being alone?

Sie warnte uns davor, den Weg zu verlassen.

She warned us against leaving the path.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “deren”, which translates to “whose (fem./pl.)”. A group of elegant floating umbrellas, each holding a glowing name tag, pointing down to a shimmering queen bee that owns them all.
deren

/ˈdeːʁən/

whose (fem./pl.)

Examples

Das ist die Frau, deren Hund uns gebissen hat.

That is the woman whose dog bit us.

Wir trafen die Studenten, deren Ergebnisse beeindruckend waren.

We met the students whose results were impressive.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “dessen”, which translates to “whose (masc./neut.)”. Close-up of a fox holding a huge ornate golden key whose glowing tag, shaped like a little pointing hand, curls back to indicate the fox that owns it.
dessen

/ˈdɛsn̩/

whose (masc./neut.)

Examples

Er ist der Mann, dessen Auto kaputt ist.

He is the man whose car is broken.

Das ist das Haus, dessen Dach neu ist.

That is the house whose roof is new.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Einbürgerung”, which translates to “naturalization”. A duckling steps out of a plain brown eggshell already wearing a tiny knitted scarf in a new pattern, welcomed by a semicircle of applauding geese.
die Einbürgerung

/ˈaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡəʁʊŋ/

naturalization

Examples

Sie hat ihre Einbürgerung erfolgreich beantragt.

She successfully applied for her naturalization.

Der Prozess der Einbürgerung kann lange dauern.

The process of naturalization can take a long time.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “einstellen”, which translates to “to hire, to employ”. Close-up of a friendly badger manager fitting a small eager mouse into a huge glowing name-badge slot, the little newcomer clicking perfectly into place.
einstellen

/ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtɛlən/

to hire, to employ

Principal parts

einstellen, stellte ein, hat eingestellt

ich stelle ein
du stellst ein
er/sie/es stellt ein
wir stellen ein
ihr stellt ein
sie/Sie stellen ein

Examples

Wir müssen nächstes Jahr neues Personal einstellen.

We need to hire new staff next year.

Das Unternehmen plant, weitere Ingenieure einzustellen.

The company plans to employ more engineers.

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darüber — about it / about that

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