B1 Colloquial Intention
„Darauf wollte ich hinaus."
That's what I was aiming at.
What does „Darauf wollte ich hinaus." mean in German?
„Darauf wollte ich hinaus." means "That's what I was aiming at.." Literally: "Thereon I wanted to go out.."
Literal Translation
"Thereon I wanted to go out."
Darauf Thereon
wollte I
ich wanted
hinaus to
English Equivalent
"That's what I was getting at."
This English idiom conveys the same meaning as the German expression.
Grammar Notes
'hinauswollen auf' = to be aiming at
When is this idiom used?
Colloquial
This expression is used in everyday spoken German in casual and semi-formal settings.
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