Word
Wir gehen auf den Flohmarkt, denn wir suchen ein gebrauchtes Sofa.
Meaning
We are going to the flea market, because we are looking for a used sofa.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Wir gehen auf den Flohmarkt, denn wir suchen ein gebrauchtes Sofa.
ein
a, an (eine)
wir
we
suchen
to look for
gehen
to go
Questions & Answers about Wir gehen auf den Flohmarkt, denn wir suchen ein gebrauchtes Sofa.
Why does the adjective gebraucht get an -es ending here to make gebrauchtes?
Sofa is a neuter noun (das Sofa), and in this sentence it is the direct object (accusative case) being looked for. When an adjective comes after the indefinite article ein with a neuter noun in the accusative case, it takes the ending -es.
Why use auf to mean "to"? Shouldn't "to" be zu?
While zu is common for going to people and buildings, German traditionally uses auf for certain open public spaces and events. You go auf den Flohmarkt (to the flea market), auf den Platz (to the square), or auf eine Party (to a party).
Why is it auf den Flohmarkt instead of auf dem Flohmarkt?
The preposition auf is a "two-way" preposition. Because the sentence describes movement toward a destination (you are going to the market), it takes the accusative case. Flohmarkt is masculine, so the article is den. If you were already walking around at the market, you would use the dative case (auf dem Flohmarkt).
Doesn't the German word for "because" usually push the verb to the end of the sentence?