Word
Wir sind nach der Prüfung glücklich.
Meaning
We are happy after the exam.
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Questions & Answers about Wir sind nach der Prüfung glücklich.
Why does it say der Prüfung if the word for exam is feminine (die Prüfung)?
The preposition nach always requires the dative case. In the dative case, the feminine article die changes to der.
Is there an easy way to remember that Prüfung is feminine so I can use the correct dative article?
Yes! Nouns ending in -ung are almost always feminine. Knowing this tells you that words like die Prüfung or die Zeitung will always change their article to der after dative prepositions like nach, vor, and bei.
Doesn't nach usually mean 'to', like in nach Deutschland?
It does when you are talking about traveling to geographical places like cities or countries. However, when it is used as a temporal preposition with time or events (like an exam), nach means 'after'.
Why does glücklich come at the very end of the sentence?
German sentences follow a specific order and usually place time expressions (like nach der Prüfung) early on, right after the verb, pushing descriptive adjectives (like glücklich) to the end of the sentence.