Breakdown of Gefühlvolle Figuren sind wichtig für die Handlung.
sein
to be
wichtig
important
für
for
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Handlung
the plot
die Figur
the character (in a story)
gefühlvoll
emotional
Questions & Answers about Gefühlvolle Figuren sind wichtig für die Handlung.
How does the suffix -voll change the meaning in gefühlvolle?
It attaches to the noun das Gefühl (feeling) to mean full of feeling, or emotional. You can often create the exact opposite by swapping it for the suffix -los (without), making gefühllos (unfeeling or cold).
Why does gefühlvolle end in an -e here?
It needs a grammatical ending because it comes directly before the noun it describes. Since Figuren is plural and there is no article like die or keine in front of it, the adjective takes the strong nominative plural ending, which is -e.
Is Figuren the normal word for characters in a story?
Yes, die Figur is commonly used for a character in a book, movie, or play. It can also refer to a physical shape, a sculpture, or a figure on a chessboard.
Why do we use die Handlung after für? Doesn't für sometimes change the word for the article?
The preposition für always requires the accusative case. Because Handlung is a feminine noun, its article is die in the nominative case and stays exactly the same as die in the accusative case. You would only see a change if the noun were masculine.
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