fascination
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fascination
A strong, captivating attraction or strong interest that comes from a person, thing, or idea. It is a feeling of admiration and wonder.
Die Faszination für alte Kulturen hat ihn dazu bewogen, Archäologie zu studieren.
His fascination with ancient cultures led him to study archaeology.
'Faszination' (fascination) belongs to a word family with the verb 'faszinieren' (to fascinate) and the adjective 'faszinierend' (fascinating). All of these words express a strong attraction or enthusiasm. The ending '-ation' is typical of nouns derived from verbs ending in '-ieren'.
Die Sterne haben die Menschen schon immer fasziniert.
The stars have always fascinated people.
Interest in something is expressed with the preposition 'für' (for) and the accusative. When something has an effect on someone, you use the phrase 'Faszination auf jemanden ausüben' (to exert fascination on someone).
Seine Faszination für Vulkane begann schon in der Kindheit.
His fascination with volcanoes began in childhood.
Common verbs used with 'Faszination' (fascination) are 'eine Faszination ausüben' (to exert a fascination) or 'der Faszination erliegen' (to succumb to the fascination). Adjectives that often accompany the word are 'groß' (great), 'stark' (strong), or 'ungebrochen' (unbroken/undiminished).
Er erlag der Faszination des schnellen Geldes und traf schlechte Entscheidungen.
He succumbed to the fascination of fast money and made bad decisions.
interest
“Das Interesse” and “die Faszination” both describe being drawn to a topic. Faszination, however, is stronger and means that something captivates you and evokes admiration or wonder. You have Interesse an a topic, but typically feel Faszination für something.
Nora empfindet große Faszination für Astronomie und vergisst beim Beobachten der Sterne die Zeit.
Nora is fascinated by astronomy and loses track of time while observing the stars.
Nora hat Interesse an Astronomie und liest gelegentlich darüber.
Nora is interested in astronomy and occasionally reads about it.
