Adverb

hierauf

Translation

on this, on top of this, after this, hereupon

Stell die Vase hierauf.

Put the vase on this.

Hierauf folgte eine lange Diskussion.

A long discussion followed this.

Hierauf kann ich nicht antworten.

I cannot answer to this.

[spatial] on this, on here Put the box hereon.

[temporal] after this, thereupon Hereupon he left the room.

[referential] to this, concerning this We have no answer to this.

darauf (on that), danach (after that)

Composed of 'hier' (here) + 'auf' (on). Literally means 'here on'.

For the spatial meaning, imagine pointing to a surface and saying 'here on'. For the temporal meaning, think of it as 'upon this event'.