Präpositionaladverbien or Pronominaladverbien are a type of adverb formed from two parts, da or wo combined with a specific preposition. These adverbs have forms such as: dafür, darpber, wovon, worum,..... In today's article we will learn about this topic together!!

1. Wovon, worum, worüber,...... used in questions:

- Präpositionaladverbien in questions about things and actions are formed as follows:

• wo + Präposition (für, von, mit,...): wofür, wovon, womit,....

• wo + r + Präposition (a preposition beginning with a vowel: an, über,..): woran, worüber

Example: sich interessieren für + Akkusativ

Wofür interessiert Nico sich? (What is Nico interested in?)

→ Nico interessiert sich für Fahrräder. (Nico is interested in bicycles.)

- Questions with wovon, worüber,.... can be used in the form of indirect questions:

Ich weiß nicht, worum es geht. (I don't know what it is about.)

Er fragt mich, wofür sie sich interessiert. (He asks me what she is interested in.)

!!! When we want to ask about a person, we use the structure: Präposition + Fragewort (wen, wem,....)

Example: sich interessieren für + Akkusativ

Für wen interessiert Nico sich? (Who is Nico interested in?)

→ Nico interessiert sich für Anna. (Nico is interested in Anna.)

→ Because the preposition für is followed by the Akkusativ, the Fragewort is in the Akkusativ: wen.

2. Davon, darum, darüber,.... used in answers and statements

- These adverbs are used to avoid repetition and make sentences shorter:

Kannst du dich heute um den Garten kümmern?

(Can you take care of the garden today?)

Ja, ich kümmere mich darum. = Ja, ich kümmere mich um den Garten.

(Yes, I will take care of it. = Yes, I will take care of the garden.)

!!! Note that adverbs of the form da + Präposition are only used to replace a thing or an action; when referring to a person, we must use a pronoun:

Denkst du oft an deinen Vater? - Ja, ich denke oft an ihn. (= an meinen Vater)

(Do you often think about your father? - Yes, I often think about him.)

Ich kümmere mich um die Kinder = Ich kümmere mich um sie.

(I take care of the children.)