Word
Die Fotos meiner Generation, die wir oft zeigen, sind lustig.
Meaning
The photos of my generation that we often show are funny.
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Breakdown of Die Fotos meiner Generation, die wir oft zeigen, sind lustig.
sein
to be
oft
often
wir
we
mein
my
Questions & Answers about Die Fotos meiner Generation, die wir oft zeigen, sind lustig.
Why is the relative pronoun die used here, and what case is it?
It refers back to the plural noun Die Fotos. Inside the relative clause (die wir oft zeigen), "we" (wir) are the subject doing the showing, making the photos the direct object being shown. Direct objects take the accusative case, and the accusative plural relative pronoun is die.
Why does mein have the ending -er in meiner Generation?
This is the genitive case, which is used to show possession or translate to "of". Because Generation is a feminine noun, the possessive word mein takes the feminine genitive ending -er to mean "of my generation".
Why is the verb zeigen pushed to the end of the phrase die wir oft zeigen?
die wir oft zeigen is a relative clause, which is a type of subordinate clause. In German, subordinate clauses always push their conjugated verb (in this case, zeigen) to the very end of that clause, right before the comma.
Why are Die Fotos and sind lustig separated by so many words?
The core sentence is just Die Fotos meiner Generation sind lustig (The photos of my generation are funny). The relative clause gives extra information about the photos, so it gets inserted directly after the noun it describes. In German, you must always frame this inserted clause with commas.