Breakdown of Peter hat die Küche schon geputzt.
haben
to have
die Küche
the kitchen
Peter
Peter
schon
already
Questions & Answers about Peter hat die Küche schon geputzt.
Why is the verb split into hat and geputzt?
This sentence uses the Perfekt tense, which is the most common way to talk about the past in spoken German. It uses a helper verb (here, hat) in the normal second position of the sentence, while the main action word (geputzt) gets pushed all the way to the very end.
How is the word geputzt formed?
It is the past participle of the regular verb putzen (to clean). To make this form, you take the base of the verb (putz), add ge- to the beginning, and -t to the end. This ge-...-t pattern is how you build the past participle for most regular verbs.
Does schon mean "beautiful"?
No, that is a very common mix-up! schon (without the two dots above the o) means "already". The word for "beautiful" is schön (with an umlaut). They sound different and have completely different meanings, so always watch out for those two little dots!
Why doesn't the article for die Küche change to show it is the object?