German word

worüber

Pronunciation

IPA/voˈʁyːbɐ/

Meaning

  • pronounabout what

Example

Worüber sprichst du?

What are you talking about?

Illustration for worüber (about what)

More examples

Ich weiß nicht, worüber sie diskutieren.

I don't know what they are discussing.

Core concept

A question arrow pointing to the subject under discussion.

Common phrases

  • wissen, worüber

    know what ___ is about

  • diskutieren, worüber

    discuss what ___ is about

  • sich Gedanken machen, worüber

    think about what ___ is about

Similar words

worum: Asks what issue or matter lies at the center of a discussion.
woran: Asks what something is connected to or linked with.
über was: A casual spoken way to ask what a discussion is about.
wovon: Asks what a topic, statement, or story stems from.

Definition in German

Interrogativ- und Relativwort, das 'über + was' ersetzt und konkret nach dem Thema einer Äußerung fragt

Word origin

Worüber combines wo- with the preposition über and serves as the one-word counterpart of über was in questions and relative clauses.

Usage tips

  • Worüber can introduce a relative clause as well as a direct question, giving the sense 'about which' in suitable contexts.

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