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Ottis Neugier ist geweckt, als er im Buch ein Bild vom Gehirn entdeckt. Otti's curiosity is aroused when he discovers a picture of the brain in the book.

noun · C1

die Neugier

[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːɐ̯]

curiosity

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Other Examples

  • Ich lerne am meisten, wenn mich die Neugier treibt und nicht die Angst vor der Prüfung.

    I learn the most when I'm driven by curiosity and not by fear of the exam.

  • Deine Neugier auf andere Sprachen steckt uns alle an.

    Your curiosity about other languages is catching for all of us.

  • Aus reiner Neugier haben Kalle und Emil ausprobiert, ob man beim Wandern besser Vokabeln lernt.

    Out of pure curiosity, Kalle and Emil tried out whether you learn vocabulary better while hiking.

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Neugier
Deine Neugier auf andere Sprachen steckt uns alle an. Your curiosity about other languages is catching for all of us.
Accusative wen? was? die Neugier
Dative wem? der Neugier
Genitive wessen? der Neugier

How the Word Is Built

Neu root gier root

A compound: neu + die Gier

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

neugierigdie Neugierdedie Gier

In Otti's situations: Otti reads about the psychology of learning

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