Breakdown of Nach dem Prozess fährt der Anwalt des Täters nach Hause.
fahren
to drive, to travel
nach
after (in time)
nach Hause
home (as a direction)
der Täter
the perpetrator, the culprit
der Anwalt
the lawyer
der Prozess
the trial
Questions & Answers about Nach dem Prozess fährt der Anwalt des Täters nach Hause.
Why is it des Täters and why does it come after der Anwalt?
des Täters is in the genitive case, which shows possession ("of the perpetrator"). Because Täter is a masculine noun, the article changes from der to des, and we add an -s to the noun itself. Notice that German possessive phrases almost always come directly after the noun they belong to, unlike the English "perpetrator's lawyer".
Will every noun in the genitive case get an -s at the end like Täters?
No. Only masculine and neuter nouns get an -s (or sometimes -es) ending in the genitive case. Feminine and plural nouns keep their normal endings, even though their articles change to der.
Why does fährt come before the subject der Anwalt?
This is the German "verb second" rule in action. The entire phrase Nach dem Prozess occupies the first position in the sentence. The verb fährt must take the second position, which pushes the subject (der Anwalt) to the third position.
Why does the sentence use dem Prozess instead of der Prozess?
The preposition nach always forces the following noun into the dative case. Because Prozess is a masculine noun, its article changes from der to dem in the dative case.
Why do we say nach Hause here instead of zum Haus?
nach Hause is a special, fixed expression that means going "home" (as a destination). If you were driving to a regular physical building, you would use zu instead, like zum Haus (to the house).
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