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dachshund82
28 mag 2022

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Tedesco
Domande Tedesco

Come si dice in Tedesco? I’m trying to understand daruber, davon. I want to say “of it.”

Daruber / davon denkst du ? What do you think about it?

Davon/daruber was wir machen? What do we do about THEM?

Davon was dolle ich denken? What should I think about it?

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frank333
28 mag 2022

  • Tedesco

What do you think about it? = Was/Wie denkst Du darüber? Was hältst Du davon?

What do we do about THEM? = Was machen wir mit ihnen? Wie gehen wir mit ihnen um?

What should I think about it? = Was/Wie soll ich darüber denken? Was soll ich davon halten?

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Kimberson
28 mag 2022

  • Tedesco
You'd have to look at what preposition/s the verb goes with: über - referenced by "darüber" von - referenced by "davon" There may be cases where a verb goes with two prepositions, usually to convey different meanings. With "denken über" and "denken von", it's complicated even for native speakers because those appear to cover nuances to me. The question of what the difference between the two is has apparently been asked 313 times already here on Forvo, so maybe there is one explanation among them makes it clear enough: https://de.hinative.com/search/questions?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=hinative&utm_content=global_header_questions_index&language_id=32&q=denken+%C3%BCber+von&button= I guess you could say that "denken von" is like "to think [well/badly/nothing much/...] OF someone/something" - so, you have come to a judgement about the person or thing. And that "denken über" is like "to think ABOUT" in the sense of having opinions about something/someone, not in the sense of currently thinking a thought concerning that person/thing. So ... What do you think about it? - Was denkst du darüber? (you're asking for the opinion) What do we do about THEM? - doesn't work this way! The German way of saying "to do something about someone" is "etwas wegen jemand machen". There is no "da-" word to replace "wegen". But what you could say: Was machen wir wegen ihnen? Was machen wir ihretwegen? Was machen wir deswegen? What should I think about it? - not sure in which way you mean this. You mean like "I wonder what my opinion should be?" - then: Was soll ich darüber denken?

You'd have to look at what preposition/s the verb goes with:
über - referenced by "darüber"
von - referenced by "davon"

There may be cases where a verb goes with two prepositions, usually to convey different meanings.
With "denken über" and "denken von", it's complicated even for native speakers because those appear to cover nuances to me. The question of what the difference between the two is has apparently been asked 313 times already here on Forvo, so maybe there is one explanation among them makes it clear enough:
https://de.hinative.com/search/questions?utm_me...
I guess you could say that "denken von" is like "to think [well/badly/nothing much/...] OF someone/something" - so, you have come to a judgement about the person or thing.
And that "denken über" is like "to think ABOUT" in the sense of having opinions about something/someone, not in the sense of currently thinking a thought concerning that person/thing.

So ...
What do you think about it? - Was denkst du darüber? (you're asking for the opinion)

What do we do about THEM? - doesn't work this way! The German way of saying "to do something about someone" is "etwas wegen jemand machen". There is no "da-" word to replace "wegen". But what you could say:
Was machen wir wegen ihnen?
Was machen wir ihretwegen?
Was machen wir deswegen?

What should I think about it? - not sure in which way you mean this. You mean like "I wonder what my opinion should be?" - then: Was soll ich darüber denken?

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dachshund82
28 mag 2022

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
@Kimberson I guess it really comes down to which preposition.
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dachshund82
28 mag 2022

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
@Kimberson if I use darueber, and it is not the right preposition…will people understand the idea?
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dachshund82
28 mag 2022

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
@frank333 halten bedeute denken ?
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frank333
28 mag 2022

  • Tedesco

@dachshund82 "von etwas halten" includes some decision on whether you find something desirable (in contrast to just neutrally thinking about it).

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Kimberson
28 mag 2022

  • Tedesco

@dachshund82 I guess it's unlikely that they'll misunderstand you.

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