Word
Wir sprechen morgen davon.
Meaning
We will talk about it tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Wir sprechen morgen davon.
wir
we
morgen
tomorrow
sprechen
to speak
davon
of it, from it, about it
Questions & Answers about Wir sprechen morgen davon.
Why do we use davon instead of von es to say 'about it'?
When a preposition like von is followed by 'it' or 'them' (referring to things, not people), German combines them into a 'da-compound'. So, da + von becomes davon (about it / of it). You cannot say von es.
Doesn't von usually mean 'from' or 'of'?
Yes, on its own, von usually translates to 'from' or 'of'. However, when it acts as a fixed preposition for a specific verb—like sprechen von (to talk about) or träumen von (to dream about)—the English translation depends entirely on the verb.
Can I use über instead of von here?
Yes! The verb sprechen can take either von (+ Dative) or über (+ Accusative) to mean 'to talk about'. Both Wir sprechen morgen davon and Wir sprechen morgen darüber are correct and mean the same thing.
Why is morgen placed before davon?
In German, time information (like morgen, meaning 'tomorrow') usually comes as early as possible in the sentence, right after the conjugated verb. Therefore, it naturally jumps in front of the prepositional object davon.