Word
Der Mörder rannte in den Wald, aber der Inspektor brachte die Waffe in das Labor.
Meaning
The murderer ran into the forest, but the inspector brought the weapon into the laboratory.
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Breakdown of Der Mörder rannte in den Wald, aber der Inspektor brachte die Waffe in das Labor.
in
in
aber
but
bringen
to bring
rennen
to run
Questions & Answers about Der Mörder rannte in den Wald, aber der Inspektor brachte die Waffe in das Labor.
What makes rannte a mixed verb?
Mixed verbs combine features of both regular (weak) and irregular (strong) verbs. The verb rennen changes its stem vowel from e to a (like an irregular verb), but it also takes the regular past tense ending -te to become rannte.
Why does bringen change so drastically to brachte?
bringen is a mixed verb that has a special consonant change alongside its vowel change. The ng changes to ch, making the new stem brach-. You then add the regular past ending -te to get brachte. It is very similar to English, where the verb bring transforms into brought!
Why do we use the accusative case for in den Wald and in das Labor?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Because the murderer and the inspector are actively moving towards a destination (into the forest, into the laboratory), we use the accusative case to show motion. If they were already stationary inside those places, we would use the dative case (im Wald, im Labor).
Why doesn't the word aber change the word order in the second half of the sentence?