trappings / fuss
das Drumherum
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trappings
Colloquial: everything that surrounds or accompanies something without being its essential part.
Bei der Hochzeit war uns die Trauung wichtiger als das ganze Drumherum mit Blumenschmuck, Musik und Festessen.
At our wedding, the ceremony mattered more to us than all the trappings, such as floral decorations, music, and a celebratory meal.
without much fuss
Colloquial: directly and without unnecessary explanations, complications, or preparations.
Sie sagte ihm ohne viel Drumherum, dass sie die Zusammenarbeit beenden wollte.
She told him without much fuss that she wanted to end their collaboration.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Drumherums |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Drumherum | – |
| accusative | das Drumherum | – |
| dative | dem Drumherum | – |
| genitive | des Drumherums | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Common combinations include 'das ganze Drumherum' (all the trappings) and 'das Drumherum organisieren' (to organize everything surrounding the main event). Adding 'das ganze' (all the) emphasizes that many accompanying things are involved.
Das ganze Drumherum für die Feier zu organisieren, kostet uns viel Zeit.
Organizing all the trappings for the celebration takes us a lot of time.
A typical pattern is 'sich um das Drumherum kümmern' (to take care of all the accompanying arrangements). The preposition 'um' is part of 'sich kümmern' (to take care of) here and takes the accusative case; this pattern describes who handles the accompanying tasks.
Während die Band probt, kümmert sich unser Team um das Drumherum.
While the band rehearses, our team takes care of all the trappings.
'Ohne viel Drumherum' (without much fuss) can be used as a fixed phrase at the beginning of a sentence or within it. When it comes at the beginning, the conjugated verb follows immediately, followed by the subject.
Ohne viel Drumherum erklärte die Chefin die neue Regel.
Without much fuss, the boss explained the new rule.
Die Chefin erklärte die neue Regel ohne viel Drumherum.
The boss explained the new rule without much fuss.
