Breakdown of Die Probleme des modernen Staates stören jeden Bürger.
das Problem
the problem
jeder
everyone / each
stören
to disturb
modern
modern
der Staat
the state (political)
der Bürger
the citizen
Questions & Answers about Die Probleme des modernen Staates stören jeden Bürger.
Why does the adjective modernen end in -en? Shouldn't it match the -s of des and Staates?
A common trap! When you have a definite article like des that already shows the genitive case clearly, the adjective following it takes the weak ending. In the genitive case, the weak adjective ending is always -en. So it is des modernen Staates, not des modernes Staates.
Why does the noun Staates get an -es at the end instead of just -s?
Masculine and neuter nouns take an extra -s or -es in the genitive case. For short, one-syllable words like Staat (state), adding -es is the standard rule because it makes the word flow better and is easier to pronounce.
Why is the end of the sentence jeden Bürger instead of jeder Bürger?
The phrase jeden Bürger is the direct object experiencing the action of the verb (being bothered), so it must be in the accusative case. Because Bürger (citizen) is a masculine noun, the word for "every" changes to the masculine accusative form jeden.
How do I know whether the verb stören should be singular or plural here?
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