Breakdown of Doch, sie würfelt, um mehr Punkte zu bekommen.
sie
she
doch
yes (contradicting a negative question)
mehr
more
um ... zu
in order to
bekommen
to receive / to get (be given)
würfeln
to roll the dice
der Punkt
the point
Questions & Answers about Doch, sie würfelt, um mehr Punkte zu bekommen.
Why use Doch at the beginning instead of Ja?
In German, doch is used to answer "yes" to a negative question or to contradict a negative statement. If someone said, "She isn't rolling the dice!" (Sie würfelt nicht!), you would use doch to say, "Yes, she is!"
How does the um ... zu structure work here?
um ... zu translates to "in order to." The word um starts the phrase, the action verb goes at the very end with zu (zu bekommen), and any details like mehr Punkte (more points) get sandwiched in the middle.
What does the verb würfelt literally mean?
It comes from the noun der Würfel, which means "the die" or "the cube." So the verb würfeln simply means "to roll the dice."
Why is there a comma before um?
German grammar requires a comma to separate the main sentence (sie würfelt) from a phrase that ends with a basic verb, like the um ... zu structure. In English, we don't use a comma before "in order to," but in German, it is mandatory.
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