Vokabahn

darauf

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Adverb

darauf

Pronunciation: /daˈʁaʊ̯f/

after that; afterwards (kurz darauf)

A2 rank #186

Meanings

Adverb
  1. on it; on that
  2. after that; afterwards (kurz darauf)
  3. for it; to it (warten darauf)

Example sentence

Kurz darauf klingelte das Telefon.

Shortly after, the phone rang.

Usage

  • kurz darauf — Means shortly after the event just mentioned.
  • am Tag darauf — Means on the following day.
Extra sentence

Wir riefen ein Taxi. Kurz darauf war es da.

We called a taxi. Shortly afterwards, it arrived.