No. 230 in German
darüber
"Darüber" means "about it" or "over it" in English.
In a sentence
Ich denke oft darüber nach, wie ich meine Ziele erreichen kann.
I often think about how I can achieve my goals.
In this context, 'darüber' refers to the topic or matter being thought about, connecting 'denken' to the subject of the thought.
Er hat mich darüber informiert, dass der Termin verschoben wurde.
He informed me that the appointment has been postponed.
Here, 'darüber' is used to indicate the content or matter of the information given.
Wir haben gestern lange darüber diskutiert, was unsere nächsten Schritte sein sollten.
We discussed for a long time yesterday about what our next steps should be.
In this example, 'darüber' acts as a reference to what the discussion was about, specifying the subject matter.
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