Breakdown of Du mischst alles und knetest, bis der Teig weich ist.
sein
to be
du
you (informal singular)
und
and
alles
everything
bis
until / to (as far as)
weich
soft
mischen
to shuffle / to mix
der Teig
the dough
kneten
to knead
Questions & Answers about Du mischst alles und knetest, bis der Teig weich ist.
Why does the verb ist go at the very end of the sentence?
The word bis (until) is a subordinating conjunction. It introduces a dependent clause, which always pushes its conjugated verb to the very end. That is why we say bis der Teig weich ist instead of bis der Teig ist weich.
Why is there an extra 'e' in knetest?
The base verb is kneten (to knead) and its stem ends in a 't' (knet-). To make it easier to pronounce with the du ending (-st), German adds an extra e. You might remember this spelling rule from verbs like arbeiten (du arbeitest).
Is it okay that there is no du before knetest?
Yes! Just like in English, it is not necessary to repeat the subject when two verbs are connected by und (and). The pronoun du acts as the subject for both mischst and knetest.
Why is it der Teig here? Should it not be accusative?
Inside the new clause bis der Teig weich ist, the dough is the subject of the verb ist (is). Because subjects always take the nominative case, the masculine noun remains der Teig.
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