Pronominaladverb

A Pronominaladverb (also: Präpositionaladverb, Pro - adverb ) is an adverb, which has a special word structure and can fulfill certain functions in the sentence.

Word structure of Pronominaladverbien

Pronominaladverbien are words that, as a first component ( = first constituent ) one of the three adverbs "there", "here" or "where" contain and whose second component is a preposition. Because of this specific word structure, they are also called Präpositionaladverb. Examples are: for this purpose, for which; therefore, hereby making.

If the preposition begins with a vowel, the adverbs "there" and "where" used in their original, now-extinct form of " is " or " wor ". Examples: it, therefore, in which, what. Conversely, in the southern part of the German language area ( Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria ) before prepositions that begin with a consonant, the adverb "here" sometimes in his now antiquated form of " here " is used: herewith, hienach, Hiezu.

Pronominaladverbien can not be formed with all prepositions; so there is about the word " so ", but not " darohne ".

Functions of Pronominaladverbien

The term has Pronominaladverb as well as pro- adverb indicates a function that can exercise in the sentence these words: Just as pronouns, they may also represent parts of a sentence in the sentence and thereby take over their grammatical function. Assuming a sentence like " This hammer he struck the stake in the ground ", so the phrase has " with this hammer " the function of an adverbial. This phrase is now, when the hammer was immediately already mentioned before, by the Pronominaladverb "so that " to be replaced. Also, this is a phrase with the same adverbial function. The term Pronominaladverb characterizes the word at the same time as a proxy for a longer term.

Pronominaladverbien can not be used in reference to people, but only with respect to objects. When people only the personal pronoun instead of the adverb "there" or "here" and only the relative or interrogative pronoun instead of " where " be used, eg with him to take her with it, to be, or who instead of which. So it is, when a person is meant, " I can not remember him / her (not to) remember" and when a thing is meant, " I can (not on it ) remember ". "? For what you're thinking ' Or if a person is meant ?" To whom (not what ) you think " The corresponding formulation for one thing occurs in the spoken vernacular; formally correct, however, is " what are you thinking? ". Two exceptions are the Pronominaladverbien " them " and " including"; they can be used also in terms of people, "I saw many people, including (or among them), some children ", " He had many friends; one of them (or of them) visited him regularly. "

Other functions of the Pronominaladverbien can be:

• Attribute (his contribution " to " )
• Introduction of subordinate clauses (You came early, " what " everybody was happy. )
• Back-reference in the text ( = anaphora ) ( He came quickly. " Furthermore ," she was very happy. )
• Anticipatory reference in the text ( = Katapher ) ( " purpose " it was bound to happen: Again, there were violent confrontations. )
• Reference to something in the interview situation (someone pointing to an object and says:. " Thus " thou shalt work )