Breakdown of Der Nutzer klickte auf die Datei und wurde ungeduldig.
und
and
auf
on / to (down/up to a level)
werden
to become / to get (change of state)
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Der Nutzer klickte auf die Datei und wurde ungeduldig.
How is the word ungeduldig formed?
It uses the negative prefix un- attached to the adjective geduldig (patient). Just like in English, adding un- is a very common and productive way to create the exact opposite meaning of an adjective. The root word is the noun die Geduld (patience).
Why does the preposition auf take the accusative case (die Datei) here?
The verb phrase klicken auf (to click on) describes directing an action at a target. Because you are pointing or directing your mouse toward the file, the two-way preposition auf takes the accusative case to show that directional movement.
Why does the sentence use klickte and wurde instead of the perfect tense?
Both verbs are in the simple past tense, also known as the Präteritum. This tense is standard for written narratives, like a story, article, or report. In everyday spoken German, you would usually hear the perfect tense: Der Nutzer hat auf die Datei geklickt und ist ungeduldig geworden.
Where does the word die Datei come from and why is it feminine?
It is a word created for computers by combining Daten (data) and Kartei (card index). A very reliable rule to remember its gender is that all German nouns ending in the suffix -ei are always feminine.