Word
Die E-Mail kommt, sobald der Onlineshop das Paket versendet hat.
Meaning
The email comes as soon as the online shop has shipped the package.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Die E-Mail kommt, sobald der Onlineshop das Paket versendet hat.
kommen
to come
haben
to have
die E-Mail
the e-mail
das Paket
the package
Questions & Answers about Die E-Mail kommt, sobald der Onlineshop das Paket versendet hat.
Why is hat at the very end of the sentence?
The word sobald (as soon as) is a subordinating conjunction. This means it introduces a dependent clause and forces the conjugated verb—in this case, the helping verb hat—to the very end of the sentence.
Why are the verbs at the end ordered as versendet hat and not hat versendet?
In a subordinate clause, the conjugated verb always takes the final position. Because this clause is in the Perfekt (past) tense, the helping verb hat is the one being conjugated to match der Onlineshop. Therefore, hat must come strictly after the past participle versendet.
Why doesn't the past participle versendet start with ge-?
The verb versenden (to dispatch or ship) starts with ver-, which is an inseparable prefix. Verbs with inseparable prefixes never take the ge- prefix when forming their past participle.
Why does the first part use the present tense (kommt) while the second part uses a past tense (versendet hat)?
This highlights the sequence of events. The action in the sobald clause must be fully completed before the action in the main clause can happen. Using the Perfekt tense (versendet hat) emphasizes that the online shop has already finished shipping the package right before the email arrives.