Word
Nein, er macht es richtig.
Meaning
No, he is doing it right.
Part of speech
sentence
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Questions & Answers about Nein, er macht es richtig.
Since this lesson is about verb-first questions, why is the verb macht in the second position here?
This sentence is an answer to a Yes/No question, not a question itself! After words like Ja (yes) or Nein (no) and a comma, a regular statement begins. In a regular statement, the verb (macht) always goes in the second position, right after the subject (er).
Why does macht translate to "is doing" instead of just "does"?
German does not have a separate "is doing" (continuous) form like English does. Depending on the context, er macht can mean either "he does" or "he is doing". Here, "he is doing it right" is simply the most natural way to express it in English.
Is the word order er macht es exactly the same as English?
Yes! In this simple statement, the subject (er), verb (macht), and object (es) follow the exact same Subject-Verb-Object pattern as English.
Does richtig mean "right" as in the direction (left vs. right)?
No, richtig means "right" in the sense of "correct". If you want to talk about "right" as a direction, you would use the word rechts.