Breakdown of Wir kaufen kein teures Möbelstück, denn es hat eine schlechte Qualität.
ein
a, an (eine)
es
it
kaufen
to buy
haben
to have
kein
no, not any
wir
we
teuer
expensive
schlecht
bad
denn
because
das Möbelstück
the piece of furniture
die Qualität
the quality
Questions & Answers about Wir kaufen kein teures Möbelstück, denn es hat eine schlechte Qualität.
Why is the adjective teures instead of teueres?
The base adjective is teuer (expensive). When German adjectives end in -er or -el, they usually drop the unaccented e before adding an ending. So when we add the -es ending, teuer becomes teures to make it easier to say.
Why does teures get the -es ending here?
Möbelstück (piece of furniture) is a neuter noun (das Möbelstück) and is the direct object being bought, so it is in the accusative case. After a negative article with no ending like kein, the adjective steps up to show the neuter gender by taking the -es ending.
Why does schlechte have a different ending than teures?
Adjective endings change based on the gender of the noun they describe. While Möbelstück is neuter, Qualität is feminine (die Qualität). In the accusative case, adjectives following the indefinite article eine simply take an -e ending for feminine nouns, giving us schlechte.
Why doesn't the verb go to the end of the sentence after denn?
The word denn (because) is a coordinating conjunction, which means it counts as "position zero" in the clause. It links two main clauses together without changing the word order. Because of this, the subject (es) and the conjugated verb (hat) stay in their normal first and second positions.
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