darauf

German

Alternative forms

• d'rauf, drauf, druff

Etymology

From Middle High German dar uf, equivalent to dar- (“there”) +‎ auf (“up”) (or dar +‎ auf). Compare English thereupon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈʁaʊ̯f/, /ˈdaːʁaʊ̯f/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯f

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Adverb

darauf

1. after (behind; later in time; following)
2. on top of that
3. on it
4. no specific meaning; used, for example, to introduce a subclause of a main clause containing auf

   Ich warte darauf, die Sonne aufzugehen. ― I await the sunrise. (literally, “I'm waiting on it, the sun to go up.”)

Derived terms

• darauf-

Further reading

• “darauf” in Duden online
• “darauf”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “darauf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon