English Translation
Her heart beats faster with excitement.
I would be interested to know the underlying reason why “vor” and not “mit”?
English Translation
Her heart beats faster with excitement.
‘vor’ can be used for stating the cause of something:
vor Freude weinen ― to cry with joy
Ich sterbe vor Durst. ― I’m dying of thirst.
Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen.
I can’t even see you, what with all the smoke.
Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen.
Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.
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