German word

wonach

Pronunciation

IPA/voˈnaːx/

Meaning

  • adverbwhat ___ for

Example

Wonach suchst du?

What are you looking for?

Illustration for wonach (what ___ for)

More examples

Je nachdem, wonach man sucht, sind andere Quellen relevant.

Depending on what one is looking for, other sources are relevant.

Core concept

A single question word points to the target behind a search or to the standard guiding an action.

Common phrases

  • Je nachdem, wonach man sucht

    Depending on what one is looking for

  • Wonach hast du gesucht

    What were you looking for

  • Er fragt, wonach sie suchen

    He asks what they are looking for

Similar words

wofür: Asks what something is intended for or meant to achieve.
womit: Asks what tool, method, or means is used.
worauf: Asks what surface or object something rests on.
woran: Asks what object or point something is attached to.

Definition in German

Wonach ist ein Frage- und Relativadverb, das in direkten und indirekten Fragen sowie in Relativsätzen nach dem Gegenstand, Umstand oder Kriterium fragt.

Word origin

Wonach combines wo-, an interrogative element, with nach, whose meanings include "after" and "according to", and functions as an interrogative or relative adverb.

Usage tips

  • Wonach can ask for a governing criterion, as in "Wonach richtet sich das?", meaning "What is that based on?".

Other meanings

  • according to whatadverb
  • based on whatadverb

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