Breakdown of Worüber sprecht ihr? Über ein neues Projekt?
ein
a, an (eine)
ihr
you (informal plural)
neu
new
über
about (a topic)
das Projekt
the project
sprechen über
to talk about
worüber
what about
Questions & Answers about Worüber sprecht ihr? Über ein neues Projekt?
Why is the question word worüber instead of just asking über was?
In German, when you ask a question like 'about what' or 'for what' regarding things, you combine wo with the preposition. Since über starts with a vowel, an extra r is added to make it easier to pronounce, giving us worüber.
What if they were talking about a person instead of a project? Would I still ask worüber?
No, wo- compounds are only used for inanimate things or ideas. If you wanted to ask 'Who are you talking about?', you would separate the words and use the accusative case for 'who' to get über wen.
I thought the verb sprechen changes its vowel to an 'i'. Why is it sprecht here?
The verb sprechen does change its stem vowel from e to i, but only for the singular forms du (sprichst) and er/sie/es (spricht). The plural ihr (you all) keeps the regular e and becomes sprecht.
Why does the adjective in ein neues Projekt end in -es?
When you talk 'about' something using über, it takes the accusative case. Projekt is a neuter noun (das Projekt). In the neuter accusative, after the word ein, the adjective must take the -es ending to show the gender.
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