Breakdown of Das Konzert morgen ist leider schon ausverkauft.
sein
to be
leider
unfortunately
morgen
tomorrow
das Konzert
the concert
schon
already
ausverkaufen
to sell out
Questions & Answers about Das Konzert morgen ist leider schon ausverkauft.
Why do we use ist here instead of wird if it is a passive sentence?
This sentence uses the stative passive (Zustandspassiv), which is the focus of this lesson. We use a form of sein (here, ist) plus the past participle (ausverkauft) to describe a condition or state that is already complete. If we used wird, it would mean the tickets are actively being sold right now. Instead, the selling is finished, and the concert is in a 'sold out' state.
Why doesn't the past participle ausverkauft have a -ge- added to it?
The base verb is ausverkaufen. It has a separable prefix (aus-) attached to a verb with an inseparable prefix (verkaufen). Because the core verb starts with the inseparable prefix ver-, it never takes a -ge- in the past participle. It simply becomes ausverkauft.
Is it normal to put the time adverb morgen right after the noun Das Konzert?
Yes! While you could turn it into an adjective and say Das morgige Konzert, placing the time adverb directly after the noun is a very common and natural way in German to specify which event you are talking about. It works exactly like saying 'the concert tomorrow' in English.
Could I put schon before leider in this sentence?
It is much more natural to put leider first. In German, adverbs that express a personal attitude or evaluation about the situation (like leider, meaning unfortunately) generally come before adverbs of time (like schon, meaning already).
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