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dadurch: thereby — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdverbLevel B2

dadurch

thereby

by that means or as a result of the action or fact just mentioned

IPA/daˈdʊʁç/

Primary stress falls on durch.

Meaning 1neutral · 92%

by that means or as a result of the action or fact just mentioned

Die Prozesse wurden vereinfacht; dadurch sparen wir täglich Zeit.

Sie wiederholt Wörter regelmäßig und merkt sie sich dadurch besser.

Mehr Menschen fahren Rad; dadurch sinkt der Verkehrslärm.

When dadurch starts a main clause, the finite verb follows immediately because the adverb occupies position one.

Use dadurch to connect a previous action or fact with the way something happens or the result it produces.

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Base form: dadurch
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Sentence position: Dadurch + Verbzweitstellung · Hauptsatz, wodurch ein Nebensatz folgt · dadurch, dass etwas geschieht

dadurch is a pronominal adverb that expresses means or consequence and often corresponds to 'thereby', 'by doing so', or 'as a result'.