Word
Vor der Sprachprüfung brauchst du nur ruhig zu atmen und langsam zu sprechen.
Meaning
Before the language exam, you only need to breathe calmly and speak slowly.
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Breakdown of Vor der Sprachprüfung brauchst du nur ruhig zu atmen und langsam zu sprechen.
und
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brauchen
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Questions & Answers about Vor der Sprachprüfung brauchst du nur ruhig zu atmen und langsam zu sprechen.
Why is it der Sprachprüfung after vor?
Because vor here is a preposition used in a time expression: before the language exam.
With temporal vor, German uses the dative case, so:
- die Sprachprüfung = the language exam
- vor der Sprachprüfung = before the language exam
Since Sprachprüfung is a feminine noun, its dative singular article is der.
So:
- nominative: die Sprachprüfung
- dative: der Sprachprüfung
Is Sprachprüfung really just one word?
Yes. German very often combines nouns into a compound noun.
Here:
- Sprache = language
- Prüfung = exam/test
Together, they form Sprachprüfung = language exam.
A few things to notice:
- The final -e in Sprache disappears in the compound.
- The last part usually determines the grammatical gender.
- Since Prüfung is feminine (die Prüfung), die Sprachprüfung is also feminine.
This is very normal in German.
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