Breakdown of Zeigt das Hologramm etwas Interessantes?
etwas
something
zeigen
to show
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
das Hologramm
the hologram
Questions & Answers about Zeigt das Hologramm etwas Interessantes?
Why is Interessantes capitalized and why does it end in -es?
In German, you can turn an adjective like interessant into a noun to represent an abstract concept like "an interesting thing". When you do this, you must capitalize it. Because it comes directly after the indefinite pronoun etwas (something), it takes the neuter strong adjective ending -es.
What case is etwas Interessantes in here?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb zeigen (to show). Because nominalized adjectives after etwas are always treated as neuter, the strong ending for both the nominative and accusative cases is -es.
Would the ending of Interessantes change if we used nichts (nothing) instead of etwas?
No, it would stay exactly the same: nichts Interessantes. The indefinite pronouns etwas, nichts, viel (much), and wenig (little) all trigger this same neuter strong -es ending on the following capitalized adjective.
Could I say etwas interessant without the ending or capitalization?