Was heißt "da" hier?
A : Was hat dich heute zum Lachen gebracht?
B: Nachrichten aus meinem Klassenchat auf Whatsapp.
B: "Da" waren ein paar sehr lustig.

Well, the usage of "da" in German sometimes could be really confusing... in this case I couldn't find a proper translation for "da" here. Would you please tell me what it actually means in the context above?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you soooo much!

Question

Was heißt "da" hier?
A : Was hat dich heute zum Lachen gebracht?
B:  Nachrichten aus meinem Klassenchat auf Whatsapp. 
B: "Da" waren ein paar sehr lustig.

Well, the usage of "da" in German sometimes could be really confusing... in this case I couldn't find a proper translation for "da" here. Would you please tell me what it actually means in the context above?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you soooo much!

Answer

Da waren ein paar lustige Typen dabei...
Hier im Chat waren ein paar lustige Typen dabei

(da)bei ... da im Sinne von dabei

Answer

The word 'da' refers here to the 'Klassenchat auf Whatsapp'. You could translate this as 'there'. A very literal translation: There were some very funny ones.

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