Breakdown of Der Muskelkater ist schrecklich, wohingegen sie auf der Bühne glücklich aussieht.
sein
to be
sie
she
glücklich
happy
aussehen
to look (appear)
auf
on / to (down/up to a level)
die Bühne
the stage
schrecklich
terrible, awful
wohingegen
whereas
der Muskelkater
the muscle ache
Questions & Answers about Der Muskelkater ist schrecklich, wohingegen sie auf der Bühne glücklich aussieht.
The lesson is about nichtsdestotrotz (nevertheless). How does wohingegen differ grammatically?
wohingegen is a subordinating conjunction, which is why it sends the conjugated verb (aussieht) to the very end of the clause. nichtsdestotrotz, on the other hand, is an adverb. If you started a clause with it, the verb would have to come immediately after it in position 2.
Could I use während instead of wohingegen here?
Yes! während can mean both "while" (time) and "whereas" (contrast). wohingegen is purely contrastive and a bit more formal, making it a great choice here to ensure there is no ambiguity about the contrast between the terrible pain and her happy appearance.
What is the literal meaning of Muskelkater?
It looks like "muscle tomcat" or "muscle hangover" (der Kater means both a male cat and a hangover). The term actually originated from Katarrh (an old medical term for inflammation), but over time Germans jokingly altered it to Kater. Thinking of it as a "muscle hangover" is a perfect way to remember how it feels!
Why is it auf der Bühne instead of auf die Bühne?
The preposition auf can take either the dative or accusative case. Here it takes the dative (der) because it describes a fixed location (where she is currently) rather than a direction or movement (where she is going).
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