Breakdown of Dieser Ausflug ist perfekt!
sein
to be
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
perfekt
perfect / perfectly
der Ausflug
the excursion
Questions & Answers about Dieser Ausflug ist perfekt!
Why is it Dieser and not just Diese or Dieses?
Dieser means "this" and takes the same endings as the word der (the). Because Ausflug (excursion) is a masculine noun and is the subject of the sentence, the word for "this" gets the masculine -er ending.
Does Ausflug literally mean "out-flight"?
Yes! It comes from aus (out) and Flug (flight). While it literally translates to "flying out", it is the normal German word for an excursion, a day trip, or an outing, whether you travel by car, train, or foot.
Why doesn't the adjective perfekt have an ending here?
In German, adjectives only get special endings when they come directly before a noun (like in "ein perfekter Ausflug"). When an adjective comes after a verb like ist (is) to describe the subject, it stays in its basic, unchanged dictionary form.
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