Word
Er lebt ohne Angst.
Meaning
He lives without fear.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Er lebt ohne Angst.
Is ohne always followed by the accusative case?
Yes! ohne belongs to a special group of prepositions (along with für and gegen) that strictly require the accusative case for whatever noun or pronoun follows them.
Since ohne triggers the accusative case, why doesn't the word Angst change?
Angst is a feminine noun. In the accusative case, feminine nouns and their articles stay exactly the same as they are in their basic dictionary form. You usually only see a visible change in the accusative case with masculine nouns.
Why is there no article like die or eine before Angst?
Just like in English, German often drops the article for abstract concepts or emotions when they follow certain prepositions. We say 'without fear' instead of 'without a fear', so in German it is simply ohne Angst.