freust

Freust is a form of the German verb sich freuen, used as the second-person singular present tense. It appears with the accompanying reflexive pronoun dich to express that the subject is glad or looking forward to something. In everyday speech, the standard construction is du freust dich, for example when referring to a current happiness, or it can be extended with a prepositional phrase such as du freust dich über die gute Nachricht or du freust dich auf das Wochenende.

Grammatically, freust is the conjugated stem of freuen in the present tense, combined with the reflexive pronoun to form the reflexive verb phrase sich freuen. The broader verb freuen means to please or to make glad, and sich freuen emphasizes the subject’s emotional state. Freust is commonly used in informal communication, while formal address uses Sie freuen sich, with corresponding subject-verb agreement and the reflexive pronoun sich.

Usage and nuance: freust conveys immediate or anticipated happiness and can be directed toward events, news, or experiences. It is often paired with prepositions such as über or auf to indicate the source of happiness or what is being anticipated. In written German, the expression remains largely informal, and more neutral alternatives like froh sein may be used in formal contexts.

See also: freuen, sich freuen, German verb conjugation, emotion verbs.