Word
Sie ist glücklich, weil sie schnell abnimmt.
Meaning
She is happy because she is losing weight fast.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sie ist glücklich, weil sie schnell abnimmt.
sein
to be
sie
she
schnell
fast, quickly
glücklich
happy
Questions & Answers about Sie ist glücklich, weil sie schnell abnimmt.
Why doesn't the separable verb abnehmen split into two parts here?
The word weil (because) introduces a subordinate clause, which pushes the conjugated verb to the very end of the sentence. When a separable verb is forced to the end like this, its prefix (ab) and its main verb (nimmt) reunite into a single word: abnimmt. If this were a normal main clause, it would split: Sie nimmt schnell ab.
Why is the verb spelled abnimmt instead of abnehmt?
The root verb is nehmen (to take). It is a strong (irregular) verb, which means it changes its stem vowel from e to i in the du and er/sie/es forms. Since the subject is sie (she), nehmen becomes nimmt. The prefix ab just gets attached to it.
Is the comma before weil absolutely necessary?
Yes. In German, you must always use a comma to separate a main clause (Sie ist glücklich) from a subordinate clause (the part starting with weil).
Does the verb abnehmen always mean to lose weight?