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Da- and wo-compounds

When a preposition has a pronoun object, and the pronoun does not refer to a person, the prepositional phrase often takes the form of a da-compound (in statements) or a wo-compound (in questions). Prepositions beginning with a vowel require an -r- in the middle of the compound. Some prepositions do not form such compounds.

Worüber sprechen Sie?
Ich denke nicht daran.
Womit schreibt er?
Ich kann ohne sie nicht leben.
What are you talking about?
I don't think about it.
With what is he writing?
I can't live without her.
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