Vorfreude

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯də/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. anticipation, excitement (about something upcoming)

    Built from vor + Freude (joy).

    • Die Vorfreude auf die Ferien war groß.

      The anticipation of the holidays was great.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

predicción

Close, figuratively — anticipation relates to a prediction.

Practice

1 What does Vorfreude mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ auf die Ferien war groß.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorfreude?

See also

nouncompound

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