German word

darunter

Pronunciation

IPA/daˈʁʊntɐ/

Meaning

  • adverbincluding

Example

Ich habe fünf Bücher, darunter zwei Romane.

I have five books, including two novels.

Illustration for darunter (including)

More examples

In der Sammlung sind viele Bilder, darunter zum Beispiel fünf Landschaftsbilder.

The collection contains many pictures, including, for example, five landscape paintings.

Core concept

Several things stand together in a set, with darunter marking some as part of that set.

Common phrases

  • darunter befinden sich

    among them are

  • darunter zum Beispiel

    including, for example

  • darunter einige Schüler

    including several students

Similar words

dabei: Present as part of an event, group, or situation already being discussed.
davon: Referring to part of the things mentioned earlier.
darüber: Concerning the topic or matter just mentioned.

Definition in German

Bei einer Aufzählung zeigt es an, dass etwas oder jemand zu den Genannten gehört.

Word origin

Darunter is an old combination of da and unter, whose literal meaning 'under that' acquired the figurative meaning of belonging to the items just named.

Usage tips

  • The same adverb also has the literal meaning 'underneath', so the surrounding context determines whether the relation is spatial or partitive.

Other meanings

  • underneathadverb

Opposites

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