Word
Weißt du, ob das Experiment im Labor stattfindet?
Meaning
Do you know if the experiment takes place in the laboratory?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Weißt du, ob das Experiment im Labor stattfindet?
du
you (informal singular)
wissen
to know (a fact)
im
in the (used with months) / in the (contraction of in + dem)
stattfinden
to take place
Questions & Answers about Weißt du, ob das Experiment im Labor stattfindet?
Why is the verb stattfindet at the very end of the sentence?
The word ob (whether/if) introduces an indirect yes/no question, which is a type of subordinate clause. In German subordinate clauses, the conjugated verb is always pushed to the very end.
Can I use wenn instead of ob here since they both translate to 'if'?
No, you need to use ob here. Use ob for indirect yes/no questions (any time you could replace 'if' with 'whether' in English). You only use wenn for conditions (like 'If it rains, I will stay home').
Isn't stattfinden a separable verb? Why isn't it split up into findet ... statt?
You are right, stattfinden (to take place) is a separable verb! In a normal main clause, it would split: Das Experiment findet statt. But because the word ob pushes the verb to the end of the sentence, the two separated parts are forced back together and written as a single word: stattfindet.
Why is it im Labor and not in das Labor?