Der Geruch von frischem Brot macht mich sofort hungrig.

the bread

Breakdown of Der Geruch von frischem Brot macht mich sofort hungrig.

• frisch: fresh
• machen: to make
• mich: me

Questions & Answers about Der Geruch von frischem Brot macht mich sofort hungrig.

Why is it von frischem Brot and not von frisches Brot?

Because the preposition von always takes the dative case.

• Brot is a neuter noun: das Brot.
• Dative singular neuter ending on an adjective is -em.
• In a prepositional phrase with von and no article, the adjective takes the strong dative ending: frisch → frischem.

So:

• von frischem Brot = of fresh bread (correct: dative)
• von frisches Brot uses frisches (accusative nominative ending), which is wrong after von.

Why is it mich and not mir in macht mich sofort hungrig?

Because the verb structure is jemanden (Akkusativ) hungrig machen – to make someone hungry.

In German:

• mich = accusative (direct object) of ich
• mir = dative (indirect object) of ich

Here, mich is the direct object of macht:

• Der Geruch … macht mich hungrig.
  → The smell … makes me hungry.

If you used mir, it would suggest a different pattern (with dative) that doesn’t fit this verb + object + adjective construction.