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GrammarB2· Jung und Alt

Adjektive und Nomen mit Präpositionen

Adjectives and nouns with prepositions

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Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.

From what you know
Ich freue mich auf das Fest.becomesIch bin neugierig auf das Fest.
6 parts · about 4 min

1What & when

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Learn each word with its : stolz auf, Angst vor. The preposition sets the case.

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Before

Malik ist stolz.

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stolz comes with auf and the .

„Malik ist stolz auf seine Tochter.“ — Malik is proud of his daughter.

Kartoffel
First, what is it?
You know verbs with a fixed , like warten auf or sich freuen über. Many adjectives and nouns also have one: stolz auf, dankbar für, abhängig von, Angst vor, Interesse an. The preposition belongs to the word. It also decides the case.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Jung und AltYou need it to talk about feelings, attitudes and relationships: – –
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