Woran Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Woran" is mainly used as adverb meaning "on what", "about what" or "of what". It is also used as pronoun.

Essential properties of "woran"

Its most important properties are:

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

"Woran", when used with this meaning, acts as adverb.

Definition: "Interrogative word meaning 'on what' or 'of what', used to ask about the cause or reason for something."
Translation(s): on what, about what, of what, what...on, what...about
Synonym(s): wovon, worüber
Related word(s): wozu, weshalb, warum

📝 Some usage examples:

Woran denkst du gerade?What are you thinking about right now?
Woran liegt es, dass du so müde bist?What is the reason that you are so tired?
Woran erkennst du, dass es Frühling wird?How do you recognize that it's becoming spring?

"Woran", when used with this meaning, acts as pronoun.

Definition: "Relative pronoun meaning 'on which' or 'in which', used to refer to something previously mentioned."
Translation(s): on which, about which, in which
Synonym(s): an dem, an welchem
Related word(s): worin, wobei

📝 Some usage examples:

Das ist der Punkt, woran ich arbeite.That is the point on which I am working.
Ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt.I don't know what the reason is.
Das ist etwas, woran ich mich erinnere.That is something about which I remember.