Breakdown of In der Gemeinschaft ist der Respekt wichtig und wir kochen füreinander.
sein
to be
und
and
in
in
wir
we
kochen
to cook
wichtig
important
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Gemeinschaft
the community
füreinander
for each other
der Respekt
the respect
Questions & Answers about In der Gemeinschaft ist der Respekt wichtig und wir kochen füreinander.
How is füreinander formed, and why is it written as one word?
When the reciprocal pronoun einander (each other) is used with a preposition, they merge into a single word. Since we are cooking for each other here, the preposition für and the pronoun einander combine to become füreinander.
Why does the sentence say der Respekt instead of just Respekt?
In German, abstract nouns representing concepts, feelings, or qualities often take a definite article (der, die, or das) when making general statements. English usually leaves the article out in these cases.
Why is the verb ist placed before the subject der Respekt?
German main clauses use a strict verb-second word order. The entire prepositional phrase In der Gemeinschaft takes up the first position. The verb ist must take the second position, pushing the subject der Respekt into the third position.
Gemeinschaft is a feminine noun. Why does it use the article der here?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Because we are talking about a fixed state or location (where something is happening, not a movement into a new place), it requires the dative case. The feminine article die changes to der in the dative case.
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