Wir säen heute, weil wir eine leckere Ernte wollen.
We sow today because we want a delicious harvest.
Breakdown of Wir säen heute, weil wir eine leckere Ernte wollen.
ein
a, an (eine)
wir
we
heute
today
wollen
to want
lecker
delicious
weil
because (subordinating)
säen
to sow
die Ernte
the harvest
Questions & Answers about Wir säen heute, weil wir eine leckere Ernte wollen.
Why is the verb wollen at the very end of the sentence?
The word weil (because) is a subordinating conjunction. In German, these words kick the conjugated verb to the end of their clause. If you wanted to keep normal word order, you could use the coordinating conjunction denn instead: ...denn wir wollen eine leckere Ernte.
Why is it eine leckere Ernte and not just lecker?
Ernte (harvest) is a feminine noun (die Ernte), and it is the direct object (accusative) of the verb wollen. Because it follows the indefinite article eine, the adjective lecker takes the feminine accusative ending -e, becoming leckere.
The verb säen has two vowels next to each other. How do you pronounce it?
It looks a bit unusual! The ä is pronounced like a long 'ay' sound (similar to the 'a' in 'gate' or 'late'), and the e is the typical short, unstressed 'uh' sound at the end of German verbs. You pronounce them as two distinct syllables: 'zay-un'.
Why is there no second verb at the end with wollen? Usually modal verbs go with an infinitive.
While wollen (to want) is a modal verb and often pairs with an infinitive (like 'want to eat'), it is perfectly fine to use it on its own in German when you simply want a noun. Because we just want a thing here (eine leckere Ernte), no second action verb is needed!
Could I rewrite this sentence using a zu clause instead of weil?
Absolutely! Since the subject (wir) is the same in both halves of the sentence, you can use an um ... zu (in order to) clause to express your purpose. You would just need to add an infinitive verb at the end, like this: Wir säen heute, um eine leckere Ernte zu bekommen (We sow today in order to get a delicious harvest).
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