Der Frühling macht mich glücklich, weil alles wieder grün wird.

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Breakdown of Der Frühling macht mich glücklich, weil alles wieder grün wird.

• weil: because
• machen: to make
• werden: to become

Questions & Answers about Der Frühling macht mich glücklich, weil alles wieder grün wird.

Why does German use Der Frühling with an article, while in English we often say spring without the?

In German seasons normally require a definite article even when you speak about them in general. Hence you say Der Frühling, Der Sommer, Der Herbst, Der Winter. In English, on the other hand, we drop the article when referring to seasons generically.

Why is there a capital F in Frühling?

All German nouns are capitalized regardless of where they appear in a sentence. That’s a core spelling rule in German.

Why is mich used instead of mir in macht mich glücklich?

The verb machen takes a direct object in the accusative case. mich is the accusative form of ich, whereas mir would be dative and is used with verbs that require a dative object.

What kind of word is glücklich here, and why doesn’t it have an ending?

glücklich is a predicative adjective following the verb machen. Predicative adjectives in German remain uninflected (no endings) when they stand after verbs like sein, werden, bleiben or machen in expressions such as jemanden glücklich machen.