da
Signification (English)
-
- there; here
- (temporal) then; so; at that moment
- (colloquial) replaces any pronominal adverb when the context is clear
Concepts
Synonyms
hier ist
da drüben
da ja
da obendrein
sieh da
solange als
am angegebenen Ort
nun gut
der Kerl
das da
jener Ort
Stelle da
ibidem
dieser Kerl
dieses Ding
an jenem Ort
am Ort
am angeführten Ort
ibid.
ib.
am aufgeführten Ort
dortselbst
an gleicher Stelle
ibd.
genau dort
wo schließlich
zumal da
umso mehr als
wie man weiß
umso eher als
wo doch
umso weniger als
was allgemein bekannt ist
zumal ja
literarisch)
da nämlich
wo ja
wie jeder weiß
ei kucke da
im Augenblick
Fréquence
Dialects
canton de Zurich
da
canton d’Argovie
da
canton d’Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures
da
canton de Lucerne
do
canton des Grisons
da
canton des Grisons
do
canton d’Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures
do
canton de Bâle-Campagne
doo
canton de Fribourg
do
canton de Bâle-Campagne
do
canton de Saint-Gall
dòò
canton d’Argovie
de
canton de Zurich
det
canton de Zurich
ume
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/daː/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From a merger of three interrelated adverbs: 1.) Middle High German dā, dār (“there, at that place”), from Old High German thār, dār, from Proto-West Germanic *þār. 2.) Middle High German dar, dare (“thither, to that place”), from Old High German thara, dara, from an extended form of the former. 3.) Middle High German dō, duo (“then, at that time”), from Old High German thō, dō, duo, from Proto-Germanic *þō. The three forms were already sometimes intermingled in Old and Middle High German. The eventual loss of the distinction in modern German was reinforced by phonetic mergers in various dialects. Today, the senses of adverbs 1 and 3 are covered by da, while adverb 2 has been chiefly replaced with hin, dahin. The form dar- remains as a variant of da- before vowels and in some compound verbs (like darlegen, darbringen). Adverb 1 and 2 are cognate with Dutch daar, English there, Swedish där. Adverb 3 is cognate with Dutch toen.
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