Breakdown of Wir haben dreißig oder vierzig Leute eingeladen.
haben
to have
wir
we
die Leute
the people
einladen
to invite
oder
or
dreißig
thirty
vierzig
forty
Questions & Answers about Wir haben dreißig oder vierzig Leute eingeladen.
Why is dreißig spelled with an ß but vierzig uses a z?
Most 'tens' in German end in -zig, like vierzig (forty) and fünfzig (fifty). But dreißig (thirty) is the only exception! It uses an ß (called an Eszett) instead of a z. You just have to memorize this one special spelling.
Is Leute plural or singular?
Leute means 'people' and it is always a plural word. There is no singular form of Leute. If you want to say 'one person', you would use a completely different word: eine Person.
Why does eingeladen have the -ge- in the middle instead of at the beginning?
The verb for 'to invite' is einladen. It is a 'separable verb', meaning the prefix ein- can split off. When making the past tense form, the -ge- goes between the prefix and the main part of the verb. So, ein + ge + laden becomes eingeladen.
Why is eingeladen at the very end of the sentence?
In German, when you talk about the past using a helper verb plus another verb (like 'have invited'), the helper verb (haben) takes the normal second position, but the main action verb (eingeladen) is pushed all the way to the end of the sentence.
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