No. 281 in Dutch
daarvan
"Daarvan" means "of that" or "from that" in English.
In a sentence
Hij heeft drie boeken gekocht en hij is dol op elk daarvan.
He bought three books, and he loves each of them.
Here, 'daarvan' is used as a pronoun referring back to the books previously mentioned.
De taart is bijna op, maar er zijn nog een paar stukjes daarvan over.
The cake is almost gone, but there are still a few pieces of it left.
In this case, 'daarvan' refers to the remaining pieces from the cake.
Het gebouw is gerenoveerd en de kosten daarvan waren behoorlijk hoog.
The building was renovated, and the costs of it were quite high.
Here, 'daarvan' indicates possession or association, relating to the building's renovation costs.
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