Questions & Answers about Sie ist neunzehn und studiert.
How do you form the number neunzehn?
Just like in English! You combine the base number neun (nine) with zehn (ten) to get neunzehn (nineteen). Most numbers from thirteen to nineteen follow this simple pattern.
How do we know Sie means 'she' here, rather than 'they' or the formal 'you'?
We look at the verb! The verb is ist (is), which is the matching form for 'he', 'she', or 'it'. If Sie meant 'they' or the formal 'you', the verb would be sind (are).
Why doesn't the German sentence use an extra word for 'is' in 'is studying'?
German does not have a separate 'is doing' (present continuous) tense. The single word studiert can mean either 'studies' or 'is studying' depending on the context. Saying ist studiert would be incorrect in German.
Does studiert mean she is at a desk doing her homework right now?
Usually not! In German, the verb studieren specifically means to be a student enrolled at a university. If you want to say someone is studying for a test or doing daily homework, you would use the verb lernen (to learn) instead.
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