Breakdown of Die dicken Schweine schlafen immer.
immer
always
schlafen
to sleep
dick
thick / fat
das Schwein
the pig
Questions & Answers about Die dicken Schweine schlafen immer.
Why is the adjective dicken instead of dicke?
Because Schweine is plural and follows the definite article die (the), the adjective takes the -en ending. In German, whenever you have a plural noun preceded by a definite article (or a possessive like meine or negative like keine), the adjective always gets an -en ending.
How do you form the plural of Schwein?
Why does immer come at the end of the sentence?
In simple German statements, the conjugated verb must be in the second position. The entire subject phrase (Die dicken Schweine) counts as the first position. The verb (schlafen) takes the second position, naturally pushing the adverb immer (always) to the end here.
Does dick always translate to "fat"?
When talking about people or animals, dick usually means "fat" or "chubby". But if you are talking about objects, like a book or a jacket, dick translates to "thick".