Die Bewunderung für die Schauspielerin ist offensichtlich.
The admiration for the actress is obvious.
Breakdown of Die Bewunderung für die Schauspielerin ist offensichtlich.
sein
to be
für
for
die Schauspielerin
the actress
offensichtlich
obvious
Questions & Answers about Die Bewunderung für die Schauspielerin ist offensichtlich.
Why does Bewunderung take the preposition für here?
In German, many nouns have fixed prepositional objects. The noun die Bewunderung (admiration) always pairs with für to express who or what is being admired. When you learn a new abstract noun at this level, it is highly recommended to memorize its fixed preposition at the same time, just like you do with verbs.
Is die Schauspielerin in the accusative or nominative case in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case. The preposition für is a strict accusative preposition. Even though the prepositional phrase modifies a noun (die Bewunderung) rather than a verb, the grammatical rule for für remains exactly the same: the noun or pronoun immediately following it must take the accusative case.
If Bewunderung comes from the verb bewundern, how do I know its gender?
Any German noun created by adding the suffix -ung to a verb stem is always feminine. Because of this extremely reliable rule, you know it must be die Bewunderung.
Could I use offenbar instead of offensichtlich here?