How to understand this German sentence?
"Frankfurt a.M. ist die Geburtsstadt von Goethe, auf den alle Deutschen stolz sind." In this sentence, which one are Germans proud of, Frankfurt or Goethe?
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Goethe = auf DEN man stolz ist
Die Stadt = auf DIE man stolz ist
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We are proud of Goethe. It's "der Goethe" because he`s male. And then you use "den".
If I were proud of Frankfurt, I would say: "Frankfurt a. M. ist die Geburtsstadt von Goethe, auf die alle Deutschen stolz sind."
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