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Sentence #5464281

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Inego Inego November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:04:41 PM UTC link Permalink

Would "Liebe für die Weisheit" also be correct?

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:19:32 PM UTC link Permalink

I would consider it wrong or at least not quite right. Russian also uses the preposition к here. 🙂

Inego Inego November 22, 2019, edited November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:22:49 PM UTC, edited November 22, 2019 at 5:24:00 PM UTC link Permalink

Thank you! I asked, because #1352478 and #2166537 confused me. Und auch #2672520!
Oh, maybe "für" is only used for people?

Inego Inego November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:25:52 PM UTC link Permalink

Nope, #1754706 is used with an inanimate noun.

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 22, 2019, edited November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:28:53 PM UTC, edited November 22, 2019 at 5:31:02 PM UTC link Permalink

You have a point there. It doesn’t seem unnatural in those sentences. Maybe the difference is that in those sentences someone receives love (it is for them), while love of wisdom is a different concept. “zu” would also be correct in those sentences. Maybe “zu” is more bookish as goes well with love of wisdom. :-)

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:35:49 PM UTC link Permalink

#1754706 is also some kind of warm love (for a profession).

Inego Inego November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:38:00 PM UTC link Permalink

What about this sentence?
"Diese Liebe fur die deutsche Sprache habe ich von meinem Großvater geerbt."

"zur deutschen Sprache" looks better here as well?

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 22, 2019, edited November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:48:01 PM UTC, edited November 22, 2019 at 5:48:13 PM UTC link Permalink

That is similar to #1754706. „zur deutschen Sprache“ would also be very correct. It seems slightly more elevated. Where does that sentence come from? 🙂

Inego Inego November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:56:33 PM UTC link Permalink

Well, this is my personal fact :-) The sentence itself was suggested by my German teacher after I had struggled for some time to express its meaning.

Inego Inego November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 at 5:58:39 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the explanations. Added the #8339324!

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #5124803Philosophy is the love of wisdom..

Philosophie ist Liebe zur Weisheit.

added by Pfirsichbaeumchen, September 23, 2016

linked by Yorwba, June 16, 2021