Breakdown of Das Kind ist müde. Gute Nacht!
sein
to be
das Kind
the child
müde
tired
Gute Nacht
good night (only to someone going to bed)
Questions & Answers about Das Kind ist müde. Gute Nacht!
Why is it Gute Nacht and not Guten Nacht like Guten Morgen?
The word Nacht (night) is a feminine noun (die Nacht), so the adjective gut takes an -e ending here. Morgen (morning) and Tag (day) are masculine, which is why you say Guten Morgen and Guten Tag.
Why is the word for "the" das here?
In German, every noun has a grammatical gender. The word Kind (child) is a neuter noun, so it uses das for "the" instead of der (masculine) or die (feminine).
Why doesn't the adjective müde get a special ending to match das Kind?
In German, adjectives only change their endings when they are placed directly in front of a noun (like in the phrase das müde Kind). Because müde comes after the verb ist (is), it stays in its basic dictionary form.
Does Kind translate to "child" or "kid"?
It translates to both! German does not make a strong distinction between the formal word "child" and the informal word "kid". Das Kind is perfectly normal to use in everyday conversation for either.
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