Breakdown of Dieser Computer ist langsam und ich werde verrückt.
ich
I
sein
to be
und
and
der Computer
the computer
langsam
slow, slowly
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
werden
to become / to get (change of state)
verrückt
crazy
Questions & Answers about Dieser Computer ist langsam und ich werde verrückt.
Why does the German sentence use werde when the English translation says "am going"?
In English, we often use words like "go" or "get" to describe a change of state (like going crazy, getting old, or getting tired). German consistently uses the verb werden (to become) for this. So ich werde verrückt literally means "I become crazy".
How does the verb werden change for other subjects?
werden is an irregular verb. While the forms for "I" and the plurals are regular (ich werde, wir/sie werden), the vowel changes for the second and third person singular: you must say du wirst (you become) and er/sie/es wird (he/she/it becomes).
Why is it Dieser Computer and not Dieses or Diese?
Computer is a masculine noun (der Computer) and it is the subject of the sentence, which means it is in the nominative case. The word for "this" must take the masculine nominative ending -er, becoming Dieser.
Why doesn't the verb werde get pushed to the very end of the sentence here?
The word und (and) is a coordinating conjunction. It simply links two normal main clauses together without changing the word order. It sits in "position zero", meaning the subject ich takes position 1, and the verb werde stays in its normal position 2.
Why doesn't the adjective verrückt have an ending like verrückte or verrückter?
Adjectives in German only get special endings when they are placed directly before a noun (like "ein verrückter Tag" meaning "a crazy day"). When an adjective comes after a verb like sein (to be) or werden (to become), it stays in its basic dictionary form.
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