No. 108 in German
davon
"Of it," "from it," or "about it."
In a sentence
Ich habe fünf Äpfel, aber drei davon sind faul.
I have five apples, but three of them are rotten.
Here, "davon" refers to a subset of the apples that were mentioned earlier, indicating 'of them' or 'of those'.
Er wusste nichts davon.
He knew nothing about it.
In this sentence, "davon" points to something that has been referenced earlier in the conversation or context, meaning 'of it' or 'about it'.
Davon träume ich jede Nacht.
I dream of it every night.
Here, "davon" is used to express what the speaker dreams about, translating to 'of it' or 'about it'.
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