Word
In der Nacht bringen mehrere Leute noch Getränke mit.
Meaning
At night, several people are bringing more drinks.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of In der Nacht bringen mehrere Leute noch Getränke mit.
in
in
die Leute
the people
mitbringen
to bring along
noch
more, additional
Questions & Answers about In der Nacht bringen mehrere Leute noch Getränke mit.
Why is it In der Nacht and not An der Nacht?
For parts of the day, German usually uses an combined with the dative case (like am Morgen or am Abend). However, die Nacht (the night) is an exception! It always takes the preposition in. Since temporal in requires the dative case to answer the question 'when?', the feminine article die changes to der, making it In der Nacht.
Is mehrere an indefinite pronoun here, and how does it get its ending?
Yes, mehrere (several) is an indefinite pronoun used for an unspecified small amount of things or people. It takes plural endings. Since Leute (people) is the plural subject of this sentence (nominative case), we add the plural ending -e to the base word mehrer-, giving us mehrere.
Why does noch translate to 'more' here instead of 'still'?
While noch often means 'still' when referring to time, it can also mean 'more' or 'additional' when paired with nouns. Here, noch Getränke means they are bringing extra drinks in addition to whatever is already there. You will also see this in common phrases like noch ein Bier, bitte (one more beer, please).
Why is the word mit sitting at the very end of the sentence?