daarnaartoe

Daarnaartoe is a Dutch locative adverbial phrase meaning “to that place” or “to there.” It is used to indicate movement toward a destination that has already been mentioned or is understood from context. The expression can function as the complement in sentences with verbs of motion and appears in both spoken and written Dutch.

The phrase is formed from daar, meaning “there,” and naartoe, a directional particle that marks movement toward a destination. In standard Dutch, it is usually written as two words: daar naartoe. The two-word form is the conventional spelling in most contexts; you may encounter a fused form in some informal or stylistic uses, but the two-word version is the normative one.

Usage examples illustrate its role in directing action toward a known place. We gaan daar naartoe. (We are going there.) Waar ga je naartoe? (Where are you going to?) We weten nog niet waar we naartoe moeten. (We don’t yet know where we must go.) The expression is versatile and commonly appears in everyday speech, travel contexts, and narrative descriptions.

Related terms include daarheen, erheen, and naartoe, which share the general function of signaling direction toward places in Dutch. Daarnaartoe is a practical tool for referencing destinations without repeating place names and can be used across informal and formal registers.