The there is a situation that essentially locates whatever belongs to the there. In German, da is an indexical pronoun expressing a location: there in contrast to here (hier) or over there (dort). Asserves as prefix to - (being) in , Heidegger begins to consider “there” () a philosophical notion in itself, treating it as a proper noun by beginning it with a capital letter and combining it with a definite article, thus using grammar to create a new philosophical concept: the there (das )