adverb
from there
A2
Means 'from there' indicating origin or starting point location. Used as a local adverb to indicate movement or reference ("kommt von dort", "kam von dort"). No reflexivity or auxiliary. It contains preposition von; functions adverbially and is not inflected. Common in spoken and written German.
Examples
Er kam von dort.
He came from there.
Der Bus fuhr von dort los, nachdem es angefangen hatte zu regnen.
The bus departed from there after it had begun to rain.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture an arrow coming from a distant place labeled 'von dort'.
von + dort -> 'from there' (von = from, dort = there) — think 'from there'.
Notes
Standard and neutral expression meaning 'from there'. A less common/colloquial pronominal adverb 'dorther' (or written 'dort her') exists in some dialects; however, 'von dort' is the recommended standard form.