Formal 'There'-Words
In everyday Swedish, you would normally use a preposition and a pronoun to refer back to something, such as i den (in it) or om det (about it). However, in academic writing and formal contexts—like defending a university thesis (en avhandling)—Swedish often replaces these pairs with a single compound adverb starting with där-.
This functions exactly like the English equivalents "therein" and "thereby."
For example, däri (therein) is used instead of i den or i det.
| The student will defend the thesis, since she explains a new theory therein. | Studenten ska försvara avhandlingen, eftersom hon förklarar en ny teori däri. |
| A new theory is presented in the study, and therein lies the answer. | Det presenteras en ny teori i studien, och däri ligger svaret. |
"Därom" (About that)
The word därom replaces om den or om det. You will often see it used when discussing or asking questions about a previously mentioned topic.
| The opponent sits opposite the student and asks questions about that. | Opponenten sitter mittemot studenten och ställer frågor därom. |
"Därav" and "Däribland"
When drawing a conclusion (en slutsats), you can use därav (from that / hence), which formally replaces av det.
| The researcher presents the result, and draws a conclusion from it. | Forskaren presenterar resultatet, och drar en slutsats därav. |
When singling out a specific member from a group, use däribland (among them) instead of bland dem.
| Several researchers participated in assessing the thesis, among them the opponent. | Flera forskare var med och bedömde avhandlingen, däribland opponenten. |
"Därigenom" (Thereby)
Därigenom translates to "thereby" or "by that means." It replaces genom det and explains how a specific action achieved a result.
| The researcher managed to defend the argument, which thereby saved the result. | Forskaren lyckades försvara argumentet, vilket därigenom räddade resultatet. |
| She participated in writing the article, and thereby she can defend the argument. | Hon var med och skrev artikeln, och därigenom kan hon försvara argumentet. |