about it / away
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about it
Refers to a previously mentioned thing or situation and means 'about it', 'of/from this thing'.
Er plant eine Weltreise. Ich habe erst gestern davon erfahren.
He's planning a trip around the world. I only found out about it yesterday.
away
Expresses movement away from a place; off, away.
Als der Hund den Postboten sah, rannte er bellend davon.
When the dog saw the mail carrier, it ran away barking.
of them
Indicates a part of a previously mentioned quantity.
Hier sind zehn Kekse, du kannst dir die Hälfte davon nehmen.
Here are ten cookies; you can take half of them.
from that
Indicates the cause or reason for a consequence; as a result of that.
Er hat zu lange in der Sonne gelegen und davon einen Sonnenbrand bekommen.
He lay in the sun too long and got a sunburn from that.
'Davon' is a pronominal adverb and a compound of 'da' and 'von'. It replaces the combination 'von + das/dem/der' and refers to a previously mentioned thing or situation.
Das ist ein interessantes Thema. Davon möchte ich mehr wissen.
That's an interesting topic. I'd like to know more about it.
The meaning of 'davon' depends on the verb. With verbs of movement (e.g., laufen, eilen, fliegen), it means 'weg' (away). With verbs of speaking, thinking, or knowing (e.g., erzählen, träumen, wissen), it means 'darüber' (about it) or 'von dieser Sache' (of/from this thing).
Als das Gewitter begann, liefen die Kinder schnell davon.
When the thunderstorm began, the children quickly ran away.
In the meaning 'weg' (away), 'davon' often behaves like a separable prefix. In a main clause, it stands at the end, while the conjugated verb remains in position 2.
Der Vogel saß auf dem Dach und flog dann davon.
The bird was sitting on the roof and then flew away.
'Davon' is often used to refer to part of a previously mentioned quantity. It often comes after words like 'einige' (some), 'nichts' (nothing), 'die Hälfte' (half), or after numbers.
Ich habe viele Äpfel gekauft. Möchtest du ein paar davon haben?
I bought a lot of apples. Would you like to have a few of them?
to that / additionally
„Dazu“ and „davon“ can both refer back to something already mentioned. When expressing an opinion, the verb often determines the choice: You say something „zu“ a matter, but you have an opinion „von“ it.
Was hältst du davon, den Plan noch einmal zu ändern?
What do you think of changing the plan again?
Was sagst du dazu, den Plan noch einmal zu ändern?
What do you say about changing the plan again?
