Questions & Answers about Wir sind Freunde und sehr glücklich.
Why do we use sind in this sentence?
sind is the German word for "are" when talking about "we" (wir). It comes from the verb sein (to be). Just like in English, this verb doesn't follow normal rules, so you just have to memorize that "we are" is wir sind.
Is Freunde plural? What is the singular form?
Yes, Freunde is the plural word for "friends". The singular form for a male friend is der Freund. To make it plural, you add an -e to the end. (If you were talking about female friends, the singular is die Freundin and the plural is die Freundinnen).
Why doesn't the adjective glücklich have a special ending here?
In German, adjectives only change their endings when they come directly before a noun. Because glücklich comes after the verb sind to describe the subject instead of sitting right in front of a noun, it stays in its basic dictionary form.
What is the root word of glücklich?
glücklich comes from the noun das Glück, which means "luck" or "happiness". The ending -lich is very similar to the English ending "-y" or "-ly". While it usually translates to "happy", it can also mean "lucky" depending on the context.