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Vocab: Feelings — B1 (3) ​
Feelings vocabulary at B1 level.
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der Zorn — anger, wrath ​
der Zorn is stronger and more formal or literary than die Wut, which is the common everyday word for anger. It is normally used as an uncountable noun and has no ordinary plural.
Sein Zorn war deutlich zu spĂĽren.
His anger was clearly noticeable.
sein means his, deutlich means clearly or noticeably, and zu spĂĽren means perceptible. Sein Zorn is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb war stands in position two.
Der Mann konnte seinen Zorn nicht verbergen.
The man could not hide his anger.
der Mann means the man, konnte means could, and verbergen means to hide. seinen Zorn is accusative because verbergen takes an accusative object; the modal verb konnte is in position two and verbergen goes to the end.
Sie sprach aus Zorn sehr laut.
She spoke very loudly out of anger.
sprach means spoke, and sehr laut means very loudly. aus Zorn means out of anger; aus takes the dative, but the masculine noun has no visible article in this fixed expression, and sprach stands in position two.
Die Folgen des Zorns waren schwerwiegend.
The consequences of the anger were serious.
die Folgen means the consequences, and schwerwiegend means serious or severe. des Zorns is genitive because it identifies whose anger caused the consequences; the noun takes -s, and waren is in position two.
GroĂźer Zorn hilft niemandem.
Great anger helps nobody.
groĂźer means great, and hilft niemandem means helps nobody. Zorn is normally an uncountable noun, so this noun has no ordinary plural; niemandem is dative because helfen takes the dative.
zornig — angry, wrathful ​
zornig describes strong anger and is often stronger or more formal than wĂĽtend. After sein or wirken, it is predicative and has no adjective ending; before a noun, it takes an ending.
Er ist zornig ĂĽber die Entscheidung.
He is angry about the decision.
ĂĽber die Entscheidung means about the decision, and Entscheidung means decision. zornig is predicative after ist, so it has no adjective ending; ĂĽber takes the accusative here because it introduces the subject of the anger.
Ein zorniger Kunde verlangt sein Geld zurĂĽck.
An angry customer demands his money back.
der Kunde means the customer, verlangt means demands, and sein Geld zurĂĽck means his money back. zorniger stands before the masculine nominative noun Kunde and takes -er after the indefinite article ein; the finite verb verlangt is in position two.
Heute wirkt sie zorniger als gestern.
Today she seems angrier than yesterday.
heute means today, wirkt means seems or appears, and gestern means yesterday. zorniger is the comparative after wirken; als introduces the thing used for comparison, and the finite verb wirkt stands in position two.
Der Trainer war am zornigsten, als die Spieler zu spät kamen.
The coach was angriest when the players arrived late.
der Trainer means the coach, die Spieler means the players, and zu spät kamen means arrived too late. am zornigsten is the predicative superlative with am; in the als clause, the finite verb kamen goes to the end.
der Zweifel — doubt ​
The plural is die Zweifel, with no ending change from the singular. Zweifel an etwas uses an with the dative, as in Zweifel an seinem Plan.
Mein Zweifel bleibt.
My doubt remains.
bleibt means remains, and mein means my. Mein Zweifel is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb bleibt is in position two.
Sie hat keinen Zweifel an seinem Plan.
She has no doubt about his plan.
keinen means no, and seinem Plan means his plan. Zweifel is accusative because haben takes an accusative object; an here takes the dative, shown by seinem.
Mit groĂźem Zweifel unterschrieb er den Vertrag.
He signed the contract with great doubt.
mit means with, groĂźem means great, unterschrieb means signed, and der Vertrag means the contract. Mit always takes the dative, so groĂźem Zweifel is dative; the finite verb unterschrieb is in position two.
Der Grund ihres Zweifels ist die fehlende Information.
The reason for her doubt is the missing information.
der Grund means the reason, ihres means her, and fehlende Information means missing information. Ihres Zweifels is genitive and expresses possession or connection; the verb ist stands in position two.
Viele Zweifel verschwinden mit der Zeit.
Many doubts disappear over time.
Viele means many, verschwinden means disappear, and mit der Zeit means over time. Zweifel is plural here but has no ending; viele Zweifel is the plural subject, so the verb is verschwinden.
Der Zweifel macht mich vorsichtig.
The doubt makes me cautious.
macht means makes, mich means me, and vorsichtig means cautious. Der Zweifel is the nominative subject, while mich is accusative because machen takes an accusative object; the finite verb is in position two.
zärtlich — tender; affectionate ​
Zärtlich describes gentle affection or tenderness. It can describe touch, words, a voice, or behaviour and is not limited to romantic situations.
Seine Stimme klingt sehr zärtlich.
His voice sounds very tender.
seine Stimme means his voice, and klingen means to sound. Zärtlich is predicative after klingen, so it has no adjective ending; the finite verb klingt stands in position two.
Sie gab ihm eine zärtliche Umarmung.
She gave him a tender embrace.
geben means to give, ihm means to him, and die Umarmung is the embrace. Ihm is dative as the recipient, while eine zärtliche Umarmung is accusative as the thing given; the adjective takes -e after eine.
Er schrieb ihr einen zärtlicheren Brief.
He wrote her a more affectionate letter.
schreiben means to write, ihr means to her, and der Brief is the letter. Ihr is dative as the recipient, and einen zärtlicheren Brief is accusative; the comparative adjective takes -eren after einen.
Das war der zärtlichste Moment des Abends.
That was the most tender moment of the evening.
der Moment is the moment, and der Abend is the evening. Der zärtlichste Moment is nominative after war, while des Abends is genitive to show whose moment it was.
die Überwindung — overcoming; effort to overcome ​
This noun often describes overcoming Angst or another personal difficulty, not simply a physical crossing. It is formed from ĂĽberwinden and is usually followed by a genitive phrase such as der Angst.
Die Ăśberwindung meiner Angst war ein wichtiger Schritt.
Overcoming my fear was an important step.
meine Angst means my fear, and ein wichtiger Schritt means an important step. Die Ăśberwindung is nominative because it is the subject; meiner Angst is genitive because it specifies what was overcome, and the finite verb war is in position two.
Ich spĂĽrte die Ăśberwindung meiner Angst als groĂźe Erleichterung.
I felt overcoming my fear as a great relief.
spĂĽrte means felt, groĂźe Erleichterung means great relief, and meiner Angst means my fear. Die Ăśberwindung is accusative because spĂĽren takes an accusative object; meiner Angst is genitive and says what is being overcome.
Nach der Ăśberwindung seiner Angst fĂĽhlte er sich freier.
After overcoming his fear, he felt freer.
nach means after, seiner Angst means his fear, and freier means freer. Nach always takes the dative, so the feminine article is der; the separable-like bracket is not involved here, and the finite verb fĂĽhlte is in position two.
Der Erfolg war das Ergebnis der Ăśberwindung einer groĂźen Angst.
The success was the result of overcoming a great fear.
Erfolg means success, Ergebnis means result, and einer groĂźen Angst means a great fear. Der Ăśberwindung is genitive after das Ergebnis, expressing what the result consists of; the finite verb war stands in position two.
Viele Überwindungen machen einen Menschen stärker.
Many acts of overcoming difficulties make a person stronger.
viele means many and stärker means stronger. Überwindungen is the regular feminine plural with -en; it is the nominative subject, so the plural verb machen stands in position two.
überraschend — surprising, unexpected ​
ĂĽberraschend describes something unexpected that causes surprise. It can be used before a noun with an adjective ending, or after sein without an ending; the comparative is ĂĽberraschender and the superlative is am ĂĽberraschendsten.
Die Nachricht ist ĂĽberraschend.
The news is surprising.
die Nachricht means the news or message. The adjective is predicative after ist, so it has no ending; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Das war ein ĂĽberraschender Besuch.
That was a surprising visit.
der Besuch means the visit, and das war means that was. ein ĂĽberraschender Besuch is nominative because it follows sein; the adjective stands before the masculine noun and takes -er after ein.
Dieser Film ist ĂĽberraschender als erwartet.
This film is more surprising than expected.
dieser Film means this film, and erwartet means expected. ĂĽberraschender als introduces a comparison; after ist, the comparative is predicative and therefore has no extra adjective ending.
Das Ende war am ĂĽberraschendsten.
The ending was the most surprising.
das Ende means the ending. am ĂĽberraschendsten is the predicative superlative after war; am plus -sten is used here, not an attributive form before a noun.