Word
Er bringt den leichten Stoff mit.
Meaning
He is bringing the lightweight fabric with him.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Er bringt den leichten Stoff mit.
er
he
mitbringen
to bring along
der Stoff
the fabric / the material
leicht
light / lightweight
Questions & Answers about Er bringt den leichten Stoff mit.
Why does the adjective end in -en (leichten)?
In this sentence, Stoff is a masculine noun in the accusative case (it is the direct object being brought). When you have a definite article (den) in front of an accusative masculine noun, the adjective always takes the -en ending.
Why is mit at the very end of the sentence?
The verb here is actually mitbringen (to bring along). It is a separable verb. In a normal present-tense sentence, the main part of the verb (bringt) stays in the second position, and the prefix (mit) gets pushed to the very end of the clause.
Does Stoff translate exactly to the English word 'stuff'?
Not quite! While they sound similar and are related, Stoff most commonly means 'fabric', 'material', or 'cloth' in everyday German. If you want to say 'stuff' in the sense of random things or clutter, you would use the word Zeug.
How can you tell that Stoff is a masculine noun just by looking at this sentence?
The article den is the giveaway! Because the fabric is what is being brought, it is the direct object and takes the accusative case. The only gender that uses den as its definite article in the accusative case is masculine.