Breakdown of Es ist wahrscheinlich wahr, dass sie keine Zeit hat.
sein
to be
sie
she
es
it
haben
to have
kein
no, not any
die Zeit
the time
dass
that
wahrscheinlich
probably
wahr
true
Questions & Answers about Es ist wahrscheinlich wahr, dass sie keine Zeit hat.
Why is hat at the very end of the sentence?
The word dass (that) is a subordinating conjunction. This means it connects a dependent clause to the main sentence. A strict rule in German is that these conjunctions push the conjugated verb (in this case, hat) to the very end of their clause.
Do I always need a comma before dass?
Yes! Unlike in English where a comma before 'that' is often left out, German strictly requires a comma to separate the main clause from the subordinate clause.
Are the words wahrscheinlich and wahr related?
They are! The word wahr means 'true', and the verb scheinen means 'to seem'. So wahrscheinlich literally translates to something like 'true-seeming'. Recognizing these smaller parts makes this long word much easier to remember!
Why is it keine Zeit instead of nicht Zeit?
When you negate a noun in German, you use a form of kein rather than nicht. Since Zeit is a feminine noun, it takes the ending -e, becoming keine Zeit (meaning 'no time'). You generally use nicht to negate verbs or adjectives instead.
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