Breakdown of Sie will den Kreislauf aus Schulden und Angst durchbrechen.
und
and
aus
from / out of (made of)
wollen
to want
die Angst
the fear
durchbrechen
to break in two / to break through
die Schulden
the debts
der Kreislauf
the cycle
Questions & Answers about Sie will den Kreislauf aus Schulden und Angst durchbrechen.
How can I rewrite this sentence using the formal alternative for wollen from this lesson?
To express this intention more formally, you can replace the modal verb will with the nominal phrase die Absicht haben (to have the intention). Because this phrase requires a zu-infinitive, the rewritten sentence is: Sie hat die Absicht, den Kreislauf aus Schulden und Angst zu durchbrechen.
Is durchbrechen separable or inseparable in this context?
Here, it is inseparable. When durchbrechen is used figuratively (such as breaking a cycle, a rule, or a barrier), it is inseparable and the spoken stress falls on -brechen. It is only separable when used in a purely physical, literal sense to mean breaking an object in two. If you removed the modal verb to write this in the present tense, it would be: Sie durchbricht den Kreislauf.
Why does the sentence use aus instead of von to say "cycle of debt"?
In German, when you are describing what something consists of or is "built" from, you use the preposition aus (out of). Therefore, a Kreislauf aus Schulden und Angst literally translates to a cycle made out of debt and fear.
Does Schulden mean the same thing as its singular form die Schuld?
Not exactly! In the singular, die Schuld usually translates to "guilt" or "fault" (as in Es ist meine Schuld - It is my fault). However, when used in the plural as Schulden, the meaning shifts specifically to financial "debt" or "debts".
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