Breakdown of Dieser Parcours ist länger, weil du viel schwingen musst.
sein
to be
du
you (informal singular)
viel
much / a lot
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
müssen
to have to, must
lang
long
weil
because (subordinating)
der Parcours
the obstacle course
schwingen
to swing
Questions & Answers about Dieser Parcours ist länger, weil du viel schwingen musst.
How do you pronounce Parcours and what gender is it?
Parcours is a loanword from French, so it keeps a French pronunciation: roughly 'par-COOR' with a silent 's' at the end. It is a masculine noun (der Parcours), which is why we use Dieser in the nominative case here.
Why is musst at the very end of the sentence instead of after du?
The word weil (because) is a subordinating conjunction, which kicks the conjugated verb to the very end of the clause. Since musst is the conjugated modal verb here, it goes after the infinitive schwingen. If you used denn (which also means because) instead, the word order would remain normal: ..., denn du musst viel schwingen.
Why do we use länger instead of just 'langer'?
länger is the comparative form of lang (long). Many short, one-syllable adjectives with an 'a', 'o', or 'u' add an umlaut when they become comparative. Other common examples you have likely seen are groß becoming größer and alt becoming älter.
Why is it viel schwingen and not viele schwingen?
In this sentence, viel (a lot / much) is being used as an adverb to describe the verb schwingen (to swing). When used as an adverb, it doesn't take any endings. You only use viele (many) when describing plural, countable nouns, like viele Hindernisse (many obstacles).
How would I use this lesson's directional words to say 'you have to swing back and forth'?
You would use the very common directional phrase hin und her (literally: there and here) alongside the verb. To say 'swing back and forth', you say hin und her schwingen. The full clause would be: ..., weil du viel hin und her schwingen musst.
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