Breakdown of Der Verlust des Glaubens brachte das Ende der Verhandlung.
bringen
to bring
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
das Ende
the ending
der Glaube
the belief, the faith
Questions & Answers about Der Verlust des Glaubens brachte das Ende der Verhandlung.
Why does Glaubens end in -ns here?
Glaube (belief) belongs to a special small group of masculine nouns often called mixed n-declension nouns. Like standard n-declension nouns, they take an -n in the accusative and dative cases. However, in the genitive case, they also add an -s, making it des Glaubens. Other common nouns in this group include der Name (the name) and der Gedanke (the thought).
There are two genitive phrases in this sentence. How do they function here?
Both act as possessive or 'of' phrases that describe the noun directly in front of them. des Glaubens (of the belief) modifies the subject Der Verlust, while der Verhandlung (of the negotiation) modifies the direct object das Ende.
How can I easily remember the gender of der Verhandlung?
The word Verhandlung (negotiation) ends in the suffix -ung. In German, every noun ending in -ung is feminine. Because it is in the genitive case here (meaning 'of the negotiation'), the feminine article changes to der.
What tense is brachte and what is its infinitive?
brachte is the simple past (Präteritum) of the verb bringen (to bring). It is a mixed verb, meaning it changes its vowel like an irregular strong verb (from i to a) but still uses the regular weak ending -te.