Breakdown of Ich mische das Mehl und die Hefe, dann warten wir, bis der Teig aufgeht.
ich
I
und
and
wir
we
warten
to wait
dann
then
bis
until / to (as far as)
mischen
to shuffle / to mix
der Teig
the dough
das Mehl
the flour
die Hefe
the yeast
aufgehen
to rise
Questions & Answers about Ich mische das Mehl und die Hefe, dann warten wir, bis der Teig aufgeht.
Why is aufgeht at the very end of the sentence?
The word bis (until) is a subordinating conjunction. Words like this create a subordinate clause and force the conjugated verb all the way to the end of that clause.
I thought aufgehen (to rise) was a separable verb. Why isn't it split up into geht ... auf here?
You are right, it is a separable verb! In a normal main clause, it would split (for example: Der Teig geht auf). However, because the word bis sends the verb to the end of the sentence, the two parts of the separable verb are forced back together into a single word: aufgeht.
Why does the sentence say dann warten wir instead of dann wir warten?
In German, the verb must always be in the second position in a main clause. Because the adverb dann (then) takes up the first position, the verb warten must come immediately after it, pushing the subject wir to the third position.
What are the genders of the three baking words used in this sentence?
This sentence gives us a great review of all three noun genders! We have the neuter das Mehl (the flour), the feminine die Hefe (the yeast), and the masculine der Teig (the dough).
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