daarvan

Daarvan is a Dutch adverbial pronoun used to refer back to a previously mentioned quantity or group, indicating a subset or portion. It is formed from daar (there/that) and van (of) and functions as a compact way to say “of that” or “of them.” The word is most common after numerals or other determiner phrases that introduce a set, and it helps avoid repeating the noun.

Usage of daarvan typically follows expressions such as drie daarvan, twee daarvan, veel daarvan, som- lige daarvan, or alle daarvan. Examples include: Er waren drie opties; twee daarvan waren acceptabel. Veel daarvan is nog niet uitgewerkt. Sommige daarvan bleken onbruikbaar. In these constructions, daarvan stands in for the noun phrase that denotes the whole set, while the preceding quantity or determiner marks the subset being referred to.

Daarvan can also appear in more formal or written Dutch to refer to information or statements derived from a previously mentioned source, as in Daarvan is bekend dat de resultaten onduidelijk blijven. In everyday speech, speakers may use an explicit phrase such as “van de …” instead of daarmee, but daarvan remains common in both spoken and written language when the context involves partial reference.

Relation to comparable forms: daarmee, daarheen, and daaruit are distinct directional or referential forms. Daarmee refers to means or instrument, daarheen to direction toward there, and daarvan to a part of a larger set mentioned earlier.

See also: Dutch pronouns, dan en daarvan; Relative and partitive constructions in Dutch.