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25 Jul 2020
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What is the difference between bestrebt and besorgt and ängstlich and bang ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between bestrebt and besorgt and ängstlich and bang ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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bang (I have never heard bang as an adjective like that.) ->
we only use the noun Bange (= Sorge / worry)
Bange is oldfashioned, but can be used the same as Sorge
Ich habe Sorge, dass ... [I have worries/ am worried that ...[something happens]]
besorgt comes from (die Sorge / the worry)
Ich bin besorgt, dass ...
ängstlich (to be anxious) comes from (Angst)
It can be used as a personality trait
He is an anxious person / Er ist eine ängstliche Person
Or more commonly with the noun Angst in a similar sentence as with "Angst"
ich habe etwas Angst, dass ... passiert (I'm a bit anxious that ... happens / might happen)
bestrebt is completely different.
bestrebt sein (adjective) -> nach etwas streben (verb) = to pursue something with intention
It's a formal word to express that someone is intending on doing/getting something.
ich bin bestrebt, to do/get something.
= I intend to do something.
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I wonder why ‘bang’ came up in this dictionary like this? And the same with bestrebt.. maybe I’d better start using a different one
I wonder why ‘bang’ came up in this dictionary like this? And the same with bestrebt.. maybe I’d better start using a different one
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