Questions & Answers about Sind wir jetzt fertig?
Why does this sentence start with sind?
Because it is a yes/no question! Just like in English, you swap the subject and the verb. Wir sind means "we are", so moving the verb to the front makes it Sind wir ("Are we").
Is sind only used with wir?
No, sind is a very useful plural form of the verb sein (to be). You will use it for wir (we), sie (they), and the formal Sie (you). In this sentence, it pairs with wir.
The translation says "ready", but doesn't fertig usually mean "finished"?
It can mean both! Fertig generally means you have completed something or are fully prepared. Depending on the situation, Sind wir jetzt fertig? can mean "Are we ready now?" (to leave the house) or "Are we finished now?" (with our work).
Why is jetzt in the middle of the sentence instead of at the end?
In English, we usually put "now" at the end of a question: "Are we ready now?" But German prefers to put time words like jetzt (now) earlier in the sentence, typically right after the verb and the subject.
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