jealous
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jealous of
The feeling of fear and mistrust that one might lose the affection of a loved person to someone else.
Er wird immer eifersüchtig, wenn seine Freundin mit anderen Männern redet.
He always gets jealous when his girlfriend talks to other men.
jealous of
The feeling of wanting something that another person has or has achieved; to be envious.
Sie war eifersüchtig auf den Erfolg ihrer Kollegin.
She was jealous of her colleague's success.
The word is composed of 'Eifer' (great diligence, passion) and 'Sucht' (strong desire/addiction). So it describes an almost pathologically strong, passionate feeling.
Seine Eifersucht war so stark, dass sie die Beziehung beendete.
His jealousy was so strong that she ended the relationship.
'Eifersüchtig' (jealous) is always used with the preposition 'auf' and the accusative. The structure is: Jemand ist eifersüchtig auf jemanden/etwas (Someone is jealous of someone/something).
Kleine Kinder sind oft eifersüchtig auf ihre neugeborenen Geschwister.
Small children are often jealous of their newborn siblings.
The context makes the difference: 'Eifersüchtig auf eine Person' (jealous of a person) usually refers to relationships (m01). 'Eifersüchtig auf eine Sache oder einen Erfolg' (jealous of a thing or a success) means 'to be envious' (m02).
Sie ist eifersüchtig auf ihre beste Freundin, weil diese einen neuen Partner hat.
She is jealous of her best friend because she has a new partner.
jealous / envious
Neidisch and eifersüchtig can both describe a negative reaction to something another person has or does. Eifersüchtig refers specifically to fear of losing the affection of someone you love; neidisch refers to something you want to possess or be able to do. The key distinction is therefore a relationship versus possessions or abilities.
Lena ist eifersüchtig auf ihre Freundin, weil diese ihrem Partner sehr nahekommt.
Lena is jealous of her friend because her friend is getting very close to her partner.
Lena ist neidisch auf ihre Freundin, weil diese das begehrte Stipendium bekommen hat.
Lena is envious of her friend because her friend received the coveted scholarship.
