Learn German: Doch, sie würfelt, um mehr Punkte zu bekommen. - Yes, she is! She's rolling the dice to get more points.

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.