Breakdown of Wegen des Wetters bleiben wir zu Hause.
wir
we
das Wetter
the weather
bleiben
to stay
zu Hause
at home
wegen
because of
Questions & Answers about Wegen des Wetters bleiben wir zu Hause.
Why is it des Wetters and not das Wetter?
The preposition wegen (because of) requires the genitive case. Since Wetter is a neuter noun, its definite article changes from das to des, and we have to add an -s to the end of the noun, making it des Wetters.
Do all nouns get an -s at the end in the genitive case like Wetters does?
No, only masculine and neuter nouns get an -s (or sometimes -es) ending in the genitive case. Feminine and plural nouns do not change their endings in the genitive, even though their articles change to der.
Why is the verb bleiben placed before the subject wir?
In a German main clause, the conjugated verb must be in the second position. The entire prepositional phrase Wegen des Wetters takes up the first position. To keep bleiben in position two, the subject wir simply moves to position three.
Why does this sentence use zu Hause instead of nach Hause?
zu Hause is a fixed phrase that describes a location, meaning at home. You use nach Hause when describing a direction or movement, like going to your home. Since the subject is staying (bleiben) in one place, we use zu Hause.
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