Breakdown of Wir diskutieren das Ziel eures Projekts.
wir
we
euer
your (plural)
das Projekt
the project
diskutieren
to discuss
das Ziel
the goal
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Wir diskutieren das Ziel eures Projekts.
Why is the word for 'your' spelled eures here instead of just euer?
In this sentence, 'your project' is in the genitive case because it shows possession (the goal of your project). The noun for project is neuter (das Projekt). In the genitive case, possessive articles for masculine and neuter nouns take the ending -es. So, euer (your, plural) becomes eures.
Why does Projekts have an -s at the end? Is it plural?
No, it is actually singular! The plural of das Projekt is die Projekte. The -s at the end of Projekts is a special rule for the genitive case: masculine and neuter nouns almost always add an -s or -es to the end of the noun itself.
Why is das Ziel not in the genitive case as well?
das Ziel (the goal) is the direct object of the verb diskutieren (to discuss), which means it is in the accusative case. The genitive phrase eures Projekts merely attaches to das Ziel to describe who it belongs to. Literally, the sentence structure is 'We are discussing the goal (accusative) of your project (genitive).'
Who exactly owns the project here? Why use euer instead of dein?
euer is the informal plural 'your' (like 'y'all's' or 'you guys''). This means the speaker is addressing two or more people who share the project. If they were talking to just one friend, they would use the singular informal and say deines Projekts.
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