Hello fellow language learners!
I have some doubts when it comes to choose the correct declension of the noun following "voll" and "voller". I have found this interesting discussion in WR http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=607298, but it is not totally satisfactory. I am copying here some parts of the thread.
VOLL
"Voll" is an adjective and can be followed by 1. von + dative; 2. genitive; 3. dative. Item 1. should be the most common. Ex. Ein text voll von Fehlern. 2. Maria, voll der Gnade. 3. Eine Tasche voll Büchern.
The rules above should not change when articles and adjectives are used, right?
VOLLER
"Voller" is an old 'frozen' genitive form which is still used. If the following noun is preceded by an adjective, then genitive case is preferred, otherwise the noun is not inflected (nominative).
Ex. Er war voller Misstrauen. Er war voller guter Einfälle.
In the last part of the discussion it is stated that the usage of voll/voller is strongly overlapped, although "voller" is preferable when describing objects spread over a surface rather than the content of a vessel: Ein Eimer voll Wasser vs. Ein Keller voller Weinflaschen.
Some elucidations by native Germans speaker would be appreciated. What difference do you feel between "voll" and "voller"? Which case do you tend to use after those words? Are the rules above valid for adjectives in both predicative and attributive position?
Thank you in advance,
Mirko
