Breakdown of Dieses Zeugnis ist sehr gut.
sein
to be
sehr
very
gut
good / well
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
das Zeugnis
the report card / the certificate (school or work)
Questions & Answers about Dieses Zeugnis ist sehr gut.
Why do we use Dieses instead of Dieser or Diese here?
Dieses is the neuter form of the word for 'this'. Because Zeugnis is a neuter noun (das Zeugnis) and is the subject of the sentence (in the nominative case), the demonstrative pronoun takes the neuter ending -es.
Is there a trick to remembering the gender and plural of words like Zeugnis?
Does Zeugnis always mean 'report card'?
It is the standard word for a school report card, but it more broadly means a certificate, reference, or testimony. For example, when you leave a job in Germany, you usually get an Arbeitszeugnis, which is a certificate of employment detailing your past performance.
If a report card is sehr gut, what grades does the student actually have?
In the German school system, grades are typically given on a scale from 1 to 6. A 1 is the highest grade and is officially called sehr gut (very good). So this report card is likely full of 1s!
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