Breakdown of Mein Partner hat das Gepäck abgeholt.
haben
to have
mein
my
der Partner
the partner (male)
abholen
to pick up
das Gepäck
the luggage
Questions & Answers about Mein Partner hat das Gepäck abgeholt.
Why does abgeholt have ge in the middle instead of at the beginning?
abgeholt comes from the separable verb abholen (to pick up). When you form the past participle of a separable verb, the -ge- acts like a bridge, getting sandwiched right between the separable prefix (ab-) and the main part of the verb (-holt).
Why is abgeholt at the very end of the sentence?
In German's past tense (the Perfekt), the helping verb (in this case, hat) takes the second position in the sentence. The actual action word, the past participle (abgeholt), gets pushed all the way to the end of the sentence.
Is das Gepäck the direct object here? Why didn't das change?
Yes, the luggage is the direct object receiving the action, so it is in the accusative case. However, Gepäck is a neuter noun. Neuter words use das for both the subject and the direct object, so it doesn't change spelling here.
Why does the sentence use Mein Partner instead of Meine Partner?
Partner is a masculine noun and is the subject of this sentence. For masculine subjects, the word for "my" is simply Mein. You would only add the -e ending (Meine) for feminine words (like Partnerin) or plural words.
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