adjective
interested
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Interessiert is the participle-adjective meaning 'interested'. It’s gradable (interessierter, am interessiertesten) and derives from the verb interessieren. As an adjective it commonly occurs with 'an' + dative (interested in: an etwas interessiert sein). Note the verb form is reflexive: sich interessieren für + accusative.
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Er ist sehr interessiert an moderner Musik.
He is very interested in modern music.
Nachdem die Schüler die Einladung lasen, waren viele Schülerinnen und Schüler interessiert, sodass die Lehrerin zusätzliche Informationen gab.
After the students read the invitation, many pupils were interested, so the teacher gave additional information.
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Imagine a person leaning forward with bright eyes, clearly 'interested' in the conversation
sounds like 'interest-ed' in English — someone with interest
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Derived from the verb 'interessieren'. As a participial adjective it often appears with 'interessiert an + Dativ' when indicating interest in something.