Breakdown of Ich mag deinen Stil nicht, weil er weder schick noch modern ist.
ich
I
sein
to be
er
he
nicht
not
deinen
your (informal singular, accusative masculine)
mögen
to like
weil
because (subordinating)
modern
modern
der Stil
the style
weder
neither
schick
chic
weder ... noch
nor
Questions & Answers about Ich mag deinen Stil nicht, weil er weder schick noch modern ist.
The lesson mentions that weder ... noch causes inversion. Why isn't the verb inverted here?
Inversion happens when weder or noch starts a main clause (for example: Weder ist er schick, noch ist er modern.). In this sentence, weder ... noch is simply linking two adjectives inside a weil (because) clause. The subordinating conjunction weil determines the word order here, pushing the conjugated verb (ist) to the very end.
Does weder ... noch need an extra nicht in the second clause?
No. Just like "neither ... nor" in English, weder ... noch is already negative. Adding a nicht would create a double negative. Notice how the first clause has a nicht to negate mag (like), but the second clause relies completely on weder ... noch for its negation.
Why does the sentence use er to mean "it"?
er refers back to the noun Stil (style). Because Stil is a masculine noun (der Stil), you must use the masculine pronoun er to say "it" when it is the subject of the second clause. If the noun had been neuter, like das Hemd (the shirt), you would use es.
Why is it deinen Stil instead of dein Stil?
Stil is the direct object of the verb mögen (to like). Because it is a masculine noun receiving the action, the possessive pronoun must take the accusative ending, changing dein to deinen.
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