Breakdown of Ich finde Ihren Stil weder auffällig noch schick.
ich
I
finden
to find
Ihren
your (formal, accusative masculine)
der Stil
the style
weder
neither
schick
chic
weder ... noch
nor
auffällig
flashy
Questions & Answers about Ich finde Ihren Stil weder auffällig noch schick.
Why isn't there any subject-verb inversion in this sentence, since the lesson covers inversion with weder ... noch?
Inversion only happens when weder or noch starts a new clause. In this sentence, they are simply connecting two adjectives (auffällig and schick) at the end of the clause, so the main subject and verb (Ich finde) keep their normal order.
Why is Ihren capitalized here?
It is the formal version of your. Just like the formal pronoun Sie, its possessive forms like Ihr, Ihre, and Ihren must always be capitalized to distinguish them from the lowercase versions that mean her or their.
Why does Ihren end in -en?
The word Stil is a masculine noun (der Stil). Because it is the direct object being evaluated by the verb finden, it must take the accusative case. The masculine accusative ending for possessive words is -en.
How does the word auffällig get its meaning of flashy?
It comes from the separable verb auffallen, which means to stand out or catch the eye. By adding an umlaut and the common adjective suffix -ig, it becomes auffällig (striking, conspicuous, or flashy).
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