I think the declination of the adjective in the following example is correct.
Es wird uns ein großer Aufwand
Using the preposition "zu" usually requires the dative case. So why doesn't it here?:
Es wird uns ein zu großer Aufwand
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Sign up to join this communityI think the declination of the adjective in the following example is correct.
Es wird uns ein großer Aufwand
Using the preposition "zu" usually requires the dative case. So why doesn't it here?:
Es wird uns ein zu großer Aufwand
The preposition zu
requires the dative case. E.g. "Das Kind geht zur Schule" (... to school).
However, the adverb zu
, which can be translated as "too", does not dictate which case should be used.
In the phrase "ein zu großer Aufwand", "zu" is not a preposition but an adverb that modifies the adjective "groß" ("too big"). The phrase is in the nominative case due to its function in the sentence, not because of the presence or absence of a preposition.
...mit einem zu doofen Gegenbeispiel...
(the dative is now due to mit).