wovor

Pronunciation: /voːˈfoːɐ̯/

of what, about what (with verbs and phrases taking 'vor', e.g. sich fürchten vor)

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Meanings

Adverb

of what, about what (with verbs and phrases taking 'vor', e.g. sich fürchten vor)
in front of what

Ist es das, wovor ihr euch fürchtet?

Is that what you're afraid of?

Wovor hast du Angst? — What are you afraid of? Wovor replaces vor was for a thing or situation
wovor / vor wem — of what / of whom; use vor wem when asking about a person

Extra sentence

Ich wusste nicht, wovor das Kind sich so fürchtete.

I did not know what the child was so afraid of.