Breakdown of Selbstvertrauen macht mich stark.
machen
to make
mich
me
stark
strong
das Selbstvertrauen
the self-confidence
Questions & Answers about Selbstvertrauen macht mich stark.
Why is Selbstvertrauen capitalized? Is it a verb or a noun?
Selbstvertrauen is a noun, and all nouns in German are capitalized, no matter where they appear in the sentence.
Grammatically, Selbstvertrauen literally means “self-confidence” (a kind of trust in oneself). Because it names a thing/abstract concept, it is a noun, not a verb or an adjective, so it must be written with a capital S.
What gender is Selbstvertrauen, and does it have a plural?
Selbstvertrauen is a neuter noun: das Selbstvertrauen.
In practice, it is almost always used as an uncountable abstract noun, so you very rarely see it in the plural. You usually talk about Selbstvertrauen in a general sense, not as separate countable items. So you would say:
- Ich habe viel Selbstvertrauen. – I have a lot of self-confidence.
(Not: Selbstvertrauens or anything like that in the plural.)
Why is there no article? Why not Das Selbstvertrauen macht mich stark?