Breakdown of Ich weiß, dass die Technik deines Motors wichtig ist.
ich
I
sein
to be
wichtig
important
dein
your (informal)
wissen
to know (a fact)
dass
that
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Motor
the engine
die Technik
the technology
Questions & Answers about Ich weiß, dass die Technik deines Motors wichtig ist.
Why is it deines Motors instead of dein Motor?
This is the genitive case in action! It shows possession, similar to the apostrophe-'s' or the word 'of' in English. Because Motor is a masculine noun (der Motor), the possessive article dein (your) takes the masculine genitive ending -es, making it deines.
Why does the noun Motor have an -s at the end?
In the genitive case, masculine and neuter nouns almost always add an -s or -es to the end of the noun itself. Since Motor is masculine, it becomes Motors. (Note: Feminine and plural nouns do not get this extra ending in the genitive).
In English we say 'your engine's technology'. Why is the word order different in German?
In German, the 'owner' in the genitive case usually comes after the thing being owned. So instead of phrasing it like 'your engine's technology', the German structure literally translates to 'the technology of your engine' (die Technik deines Motors).
Why is the verb ist at the very end of the sentence?
This happens because of the word dass (that). dass is a subordinating conjunction, which means it introduces a dependent clause. The main rule for these clauses is that they kick the conjugated verb—in this case, ist—all the way to the end of the sentence.
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