Word
Jedes Mitglied freut sich, wenn der Trainer mitmacht.
Meaning
Every member is happy when the trainer joins in.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jedes Mitglied freut sich, wenn der Trainer mitmacht.
jeder
everyone / each
sich freuen
to be happy / to look forward to
wenn
if / when (conditional, not a question word)
der Trainer
the trainer / the coach
Questions & Answers about Jedes Mitglied freut sich, wenn der Trainer mitmacht.
Why is mitmacht written as one single word here?
mitmachen (to join in) is a separable verb. Normally, the prefix mit- splits off and goes to the end of the sentence. But because this is a subordinate clause starting with wenn (when / if), the conjugated verb gets pushed to the very end. When the conjugated part (macht) meets its prefix (mit) at the end, they attach back together into one word: mitmacht.
Why is it jedes and not jede or jeder?
The word for 'every' changes its ending depending on the gender of the noun it belongs to. Because Mitglied (member) is a neuter noun, it takes the neuter ending -es, becoming jedes Mitglied.
Why is there a sich after freut?
The verb for 'to be happy' in German is sich freuen, which is a reflexive verb. This means it requires a reflexive pronoun. Since Jedes Mitglied is a third-person subject (just like he, she, or it), the matching pronoun is sich.
How do we get 'joins in' from mitmacht?
The verb mitmachen is a very useful combination of mit (with) and machen (to do or make). Literally, it means 'to do with', which is how German expresses joining in or participating.