Breakdown of Die E-Mail endet mit Viele Grüße.
die E-Mail
the e-mail
mit
with
enden
to end
Viele Grüße
best wishes (friendly letter closing)
Questions & Answers about Die E-Mail endet mit Viele Grüße.
Why is it Viele Grüße instead of the dative Vielen Grüßen after mit?
The preposition mit always takes the dative case, so you would normally expect mit Vielen Grüßen. However, here Viele Grüße is treated as a direct quote of the exact words written in the email. When used as a quote, phrases keep their original form instead of changing to match the grammar of the sentence.
What does Viele Grüße literally mean?
It literally translates to many greetings. It is one of the most common ways to sign off an informal or semi-formal email in German, similar to Best wishes or Kind regards in English.
Why is E-Mail a feminine word (die)?
When English words are adopted into German, they often take the gender of their German equivalent. Since the German word for mail or post is die Post (feminine), E-Mail becomes die E-Mail.
Could I use the verb beenden instead of enden here?
No, because enden and beenden work differently. You use enden when something finishes or comes to an end by itself, like a movie, a street, or an email. You use beenden when a person actively stops or finishes something, like if you said, I am finishing the email (Ich beende die E-Mail).