Breakdown of Die Reaktion war toll und niemand hat sie ausgebuht, worüber sie sehr froh war.
sein
to be
sie
she
und
and
sehr
very
haben
to have
toll
great
niemand
no one
worüber
what about
froh
glad
ausbuhen
to boo
die Reaktion
the reaction
Questions & Answers about Die Reaktion war toll und niemand hat sie ausgebuht, worüber sie sehr froh war.
Why does the sentence use worüber instead of a normal relative pronoun?
worüber is used here to refer back to the entire preceding situation (the fact that nobody booed her), rather than a specific noun. Because it refers to a whole idea instead of a single word, we use a wo-compound to connect the clauses.
How do we know to use worüber instead of another wo-compound like womit or wovon?
The choice depends on the adjective or verb inside the relative clause. In German, 'to be happy about' is froh sein über. Since we need the preposition über, the correct compound is wo + r + über (worüber).
Is ausgebuht from a separable verb?
Yes, the infinitive is ausbuhen (to boo someone). Because it is a separable verb, the past participle inserts -ge- between the prefix aus- and the stem, resulting in ausgebuht.
Why is the verb war at the very end of the sentence?
The word worüber introduces a relative clause, which is a type of subordinate clause. In German subordinate clauses, the conjugated verb (in this case, war) always moves to the very end of its clause.
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