Verben mit mehreren Präpositionen- Kennst du die Unterschiede. (Deutsch B2-C1)

Today we're going to look at verbs that can have two or more prepositions. What is the difference between leiden an- and leiden unter-? sprechen über- and sprechen von-? bestehen aus- and bestehen auf-? or halten für- and halten von-? That's what we're going to talk about today. Have fun! Let's take a closer look at the verb bestehen. This verb can have the prepositions aus-, auf- and in-. The differences are very important here. Let's start with aus etwas bestehen. This expression is in the dative form and describes which parts something is made of, which material it is made of. For example, the sweater is made of cotton. Cotton is the material from which this sweater was made. The team consists of two software developers and a marketing expert. So we have a team and the parts of this team are these three people. The book, the Lord of the Rings, consists of three parts. So we have a big work, the Lord of the Rings, and it consists of three parts, three books. In etwas bestehen simply means to be. This is also in the dative form. For example here. The difference between the two sweaters is in the material. The blue sweater is made of cotton and the yellow one is made of wool. So the difference between the two sweaters is the material. Frank's job was to prepare meetings and write emails. So his job was to prepare meetings and write emails. And to insist on something means to demand something explicitly. If something is very important to me and I absolutely want to have it or do it, then I insist on it. For example, the customer insisted on a discount. You see, here we also need a dative. So the customer absolutely wanted to have a discount. Even if the seller says, no, there is no discount, the customer says, but I want a discount, otherwise I won't buy the goods. He insists on it. Or, I'll give you 100 euros so you can buy yourself a new bike. That's very nice of you, but I can't accept that. But I insist on it. So, yes, I absolutely want you to take the 100 euros. Here you are, take it. Or, our teacher insisted that only German is spoken in class. So, our teacher absolutely wanted us to speak only German. The verb sorgen with the prepositions um and für is also interesting. To care for something or someone means to take care of something or someone. Emma takes good care of her children, for example. So, Emma takes good care of her children. She does everything to make sure that her children are well. If you don't speak about living beings, it can also mean that you take care that something is available. Here, for example. Who takes care of the drinks at the party? So, who takes care of the drinks? Who is responsible for there being enough drinks at the party? Or, before my parents come to visit, So, we have to make sure that it looks neat here when my parents come. With the preposition um, only the reflexive verb sich sorgen stands. To care for someone or something means to worry. You are worried, for example, because something is wrong with someone or because you believe that something bad has happened to someone. Emma takes care of her sick child. So, Emma is worried about her child. She is restless because her child is sick and she is feeling bad. Or, I'm worried about Marcel. He wanted to be here two hours ago. Hopefully, nothing happened to him. So, I'm worried because Marcel isn't here yet. It sounds a bit more natural here for me, but I'm worried about Marcel. Before we continue, I would like to introduce you to the sponsor of today's video. Blinkist. With Blinkist, you can discover the most important ideas and insights from textbooks. In total, the app has content for over 5,500 books from many different categories. Here, for example, we have the book Im Spiegel der Sprache. This is a very exciting book for everyone who is interested in linguistics. And with Blinkist, I can now read the most important content from this book in just 24 minutes. 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When it comes to holding something from someone, it's about what opinion I have about someone. How I think about someone. I can hold a lot from someone. Then I have a very good, positive opinion about them. For example, I hold a lot from my boss. But I can't hold anything from anyone or anything. That means I don't like this person or this thing. Like here. I don't hold anything from e-books. I prefer to read real books. And in questions, this expression can also be used well. What do you think of Emma? She seems to be very nice. So, how do you think of Emma? To hold someone for something or someone means to believe that someone is something or someone. For example, I think my boss is a wonderful person. So, I think my boss is a wonderful person. Or, I always thought Marcel was a nice guy. But I must have been mistaken. So, I thought Marcel was a nice guy. But that's not true. Or, I don't hold anything from people who think they are better than others. So, I don't like people who think they are better than others. Let's look at another example for holding something for someone. You are the only one who held something for me in this difficult situation. To hold something for someone means to support someone. Especially when other people don't support this person. Another example. He lied to you so many times. Why do you still hold on to him? So, why do you still support him even though he lied to you so many times? In many verbs with prepositions, which we are going to look at today, the meaning differences are quite fine and small and not so easy to explain. For example, it is the same with sprechen von and sprechen über. One difference is, of course, that sprechen von stands with the dative and sprechen über with the accusative. But are there also differences in meaning? Imagine, Paula is in the office, going to the break room, and there are two of her colleagues talking to each other. They see Paula and one of them says, Ach, hallo, wir haben gerade von dir gesprochen. Or he says, Wir haben gerade über dich gesprochen. Here there is actually a small difference. Sprechen von is more superficial. The two only mentioned Paula's name and said, Is Paula actually already in the office? I haven't seen her yet. For example. But when they talked about Paula, the conversation was more detailed. Maybe they talked about Paula's character, that Paula is very helpful, or how Paula behaved at the company party last week. This can also be valuable, positive or negative. Let's look at another example. In the interview, the chancellor spoke about the election, among other things. So he mentioned the election. And in the interview, the chancellor spoke about the election, among other things. This means that the chancellor spoke in more detail about the election. How did the election go? What were the results? What is his opinion about it? And so on. But again, these are not very clear differences. And especially in colloquial language, it can sometimes be that both prepositions are used synonymously. Speaking of something has another special meaning, by the way. Look here. Recession. What is that? You speak of a recession when the economy of a country does not grow, but shrinks. Here it means that you speak of something, that you explain something. When the economy of a country shrinks, this is called a recession. Another example. You speak of sandbox love when a couple has known each other since early childhood. So if a couple has known each other since early childhood, this is also called sandbox love in German. As always, you can practice the verbs and prepositions from this video in a quiz if you are a member of Deutsch mit Rieke. Members also get access to the scripts of all my videos and can subscribe to my videos as a podcast. If you feel like it, just click up here or on the link in the video description for more information. Let's now look at the difference between acting on something and acting on something. You already notice that with um acting is always reflexive. This is usually used in the expression Bei x handelt es sich um y. And that simply means x is y. For example here. Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um einen Liebesroman. That simply means this book is a love novel. Bei des Mannes handelt es sich um den Genitiv von der Mann. Bei diesem Ring handelt es sich um ein altes Erbstück meiner Oma. Dieser schöne Ring ist also ein Erbstück. Den Ring habe ich von meiner Oma geerbt. Und handeln von? Damit können wir beschreiben, von welchem Thema etwas erzählt. Zum Beispiel das Buch handelt von der Liebe. Also das Thema des Buchs ist die Liebe. Oder der Film handelt von der französischen Revolution. Also das Thema des Films ist die französische Revolution. Der Unterschied zwischen an etwas leiden und unter etwas leiden ist wieder so ein kleiner Unterschied, der auch nicht immer ganz eindeutig ist. Generell können wir aber feststellen, an etwas leiden sagt man bei Krankheiten. Wenn jemand an einer Krankheit leidet, dann hat er diese Krankheit. Er ist an dieser Krankheit erkrankt. Zum Beispiel Tobis Mutter leidet an Depressionen. Oder ich leide an Migräne. Wenn man über einzelne Krankheitssymptome spricht, sagt man aber auch oft leiden unter. Zum Beispiel Ich leide oft unter starken Kopfschmerzen. Oder Herr Müller leidet unter Schlafstörungen. Der Unterschied ist hier nicht ganz eindeutig. Ich würde sagen, dass man bei richtigen Krankheitsbezeichnungen leiden an sagt und bei Symptomen leiden unter. Es gibt aber noch einen Unterschied. Schaut euch mal diese Sätze an. Ich leide im August immer unter der Hitze. Und Ich leide sehr unter dem Stress im Büro. Mit leiden unter drücke ich aus, dass ich die Hitze und den Stress nur schwer ertragen kann. Diese Sachen bedrücken mich. Sie beeinträchtigen mich, psychisch oder auch körperlich. Die Hitze und der Stress machen mich fertig. Noch ein Beispiel ist Markus hat lange unter dem Tod seiner Mutter gelitten. Der Tod der Mutter verursacht Markus also sehr viel Leid. Hier sind zwei Beispiele, die den Unterschied zwischen leiden an und leiden unter nochmal verdeutlichen sollen. Frank leidet an einer seltenen Krankheit und kann deshalb nicht arbeiten. Darunter leidet er sehr. Wir sagen leiden an bei der Krankheit. Frank hat also diese Krankheit. Und die Tatsache, dass er nicht arbeiten kann, macht ihn traurig oder ja, sie macht ihm psychische Probleme. Darunter leidet er. Und das zweite Beispiel. Julia leidet an einer Hautkrankheit. Sie leidet sehr darunter, dass sie sich deswegen nicht in der Sonne aufhalten darf. Wie gesagt, ist der Unterschied zwischen leiden an und leiden unter nicht immer ganz eindeutig. Wir sagen zum Beispiel auch, wie viele Menschen auf der Welt leiden an Hunger, nicht unter Hunger. Ist Hunger eine Krankheit? Bei diesem Unterschied geht es also letztendlich auch viel ums richtige Sprachgefühl. Wenn ihr viele deutsche Texte lest und Muttersprachler oft sprechen hört, werdet ihr mit der Zeit ein Gefühl dafür entwickeln, wann welche Präposition passt. Kennt ihr noch mehr Verben mit verschiedenen Präpositionen? Dann schreibt sie gerne in die Kommentare. Und wenn euch das Video gefallen hat, dann freue ich mich wie immer über einen Daumen nach oben und natürlich auch über euren Kommentar. Ich wünsche euch eine schöne Woche, bis nächsten Sonntag, macht's gut!