Breakdown of Die neuen Bauern arbeiten viel.
arbeiten
to work
viel
much / a lot
neu
new
der Bauer
the farmer
Questions & Answers about Die neuen Bauern arbeiten viel.
Why does the adjective neu end in -en here?
Because we are talking about a plural noun (Bauern) and using the definite article die (the). When an adjective comes between a plural definite article and a plural noun, it always takes the -en ending. So neu becomes neuen.
What case is Die neuen Bauern in this sentence?
It is in the nominative case because "the new farmers" are the subject of the sentence—they are the ones doing the action (working).
Is Bauern just the plural form of the word for farmer?
Yes! The singular is der Bauer (the farmer). To make it plural, you add an -n, becoming die Bauern. You might remember that Bauer is a "weak noun" (n-declension) that also gets an -n in most singular cases like the accusative, but here it is simply the plural subject.
Why do we use viel instead of viele?
We use the basic form viel because it acts as an adverb describing how much they work (arbeiten). When it describes an action rather than a noun, it doesn't get an ending. If we wanted to say "many farmers work," it would describe the noun instead, and we would use viele: Viele Bauern arbeiten.
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