Breakdown of Wir verstehen das System Ihrer Firma nicht.
verstehen
to understand
wir
we
nicht
not
Ihr
your (formal)
die Firma
the company
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
das System
the system
Questions & Answers about Wir verstehen das System Ihrer Firma nicht.
Why is it Ihrer Firma and not Ihre Firma?
Firma is a feminine noun. In this sentence, it is in the genitive case because it shows possession (meaning 'the system OF your company'). In the genitive case, the feminine possessive article Ihre changes to Ihrer.
Why is Ihrer capitalized here?
The capital letter shows that this is the formal 'your', connected to the formal 'you' (Sie). The speakers are likely talking to a client or business partner. If they were talking to a friend, they would use the informal deiner Firma.
Doesn't the -er ending on Ihrer mean it is in the dative case?
Why is nicht at the very end of the sentence?
When nicht negates the entire action of the verb (the fact that they do not understand), it usually gets pushed to the end of the sentence. It has to wait until after the direct object (das System) and the genitive phrase attached to it (Ihrer Firma).
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