Meanings

  1. pronominalabout what, what ... about

    Wovon sprichst du?What are you talking about?

  2. relativof which

    Das ist exakt, wovon ich gerade gesprochen habe!

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Pronoun

  1. relativeof which (referring to the whole clause).

Examples

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Wir verstehen nicht, wovon die Rede ist.We don't understand what it's about.
Ich habe keine Ahnung, wovon du sprichst.I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Ich weiß nicht, wovon Tom gerade spricht.I don't know what Tom is talking about.
Er wusste offensichtlich nicht, wovon ich sprach.He obviously didn't know what I was talking about.
Tom wusste nicht, wovon Maria sprach.Tom didn't know what Mary was talking about.
Eine Frage: Wovon zum Geier handelt dieses Lied?One question. What the hell is this song about?
Tom weiß, wovon ich rede.Tom knows what I'm talking about.
Ich tue viel, wovon meine Mutter gar nichts weiß.I do a lot of stuff my mother doesn't know I do.
Was? Wovon redest du?What? What are you talking about?
Wovon handelt das Buch?What is the book about?