Breakdown of Wir kochen unsere neuen Kartoffeln zusammen.
wir
we
kochen
to cook
zusammen
together
neu
new
unser
our
die Kartoffel
the potato
Questions & Answers about Wir kochen unsere neuen Kartoffeln zusammen.
Why does the adjective neu end in -en (neuen) here?
This sentence uses a plural possessive article (unsere) with a plural noun (Kartoffeln). In German, whenever an adjective comes between a plural possessive article (like unsere or meine) and a noun, the adjective must take the -en ending.
Why is the possessive article unsere instead of unseren?
The phrase unsere neuen Kartoffeln is the direct object of the verb kochen, which means it is in the accusative case. For plural nouns in the accusative case, the possessive article takes an -e ending, making it unsere. The -en ending here belongs exclusively to the adjective!
The English translation says "are cooking." Why doesn't the German sentence use a word for "are"?
German doesn't have a separate "continuous" tense like English does. The single present tense verb kochen covers both meanings. You just say Wir kochen for both "We cook" and "We are cooking."
Why is zusammen placed at the very end of the sentence?
In German, adverbs that describe how something is happening (like zusammen, meaning "together") usually come after the direct object. Since unsere neuen Kartoffeln is the direct object being cooked, zusammen follows it.
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